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Hello Oakland Investors,I am interested in buying a fourplex as my first investment property here in the Bay Area. When analyzing deals that have recently sold in the area, the property at 719 35th St in Oakland stood...
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Hi! This is my first post and I need some help. I'm trying to get into real estate investing and I have been driving for dollars, and last week I found a house that I believe has good potential. It's a out of state ow...
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If I wanted to take out a 'personal loan' or a 'business loan' rather than a traditional mortgage and use it for a real estate investment such as rehabing and then flipping,or renting out, is this possible?? Only reas...
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I have had a couple apply to live in my 1BR. They are an engaged couple in their 50's. After I met them I wanted to rent to them. The apartment rents for $1,150/month. He makes $86k a year, has a credit score of 720+....
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I have had some friends and family that have shown interest in investing with me. How have you set it up where you use other people's money? I was thinking about them owning part of the property or maybe them just giv...
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Hi everyone,I’m new to rental property business. I’m in South Louisiana. I don’t own anything yet. I’ve been reading books/BP forums, listening to podcasts, and attending local meetups for the last three months. It’s...
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I'm not sure if taxes will be owed on this amount of money or not. Here is some background. I work with 3 partners. Our LLC worked out an owner-financing deal with an out of state homeowner for a local property. W...
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New to the BP community but psyched by what I’m reading. I’m hoping you all can help me out… I’ve got an owner to whom I’m going to propose seller financing to purchase his house. He has owned it for 25+ years and has...
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Hello Bigger Pockets, I’m a 17 year old student in my last year of highschool and want to start investing when I turn 18 next June. I don’t believe that college is right for me personally since, I’ve never really enj...
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I have commercial property that I currently owe $141,000 through a SBA-HEDCO loan at 4.25%. The tenant of this property is a brick and mortar retail business I own and the current market value of the property is app...