To many people the idea of being constantly watched and monitored may not seem like anything new. Minorities, in general, have never been so trusting of the powers that be to think that they wont abuse said power in t...

When borrowing a smaller amount from family, say 25k, for a downpayment, is it at all common to do a 30-year ammortizing loan? If so, what rate? Is 7.5% 30 year ammortizing reasonable? I want it to be attractive to th...

Hello, This is my first post on Bigger Pockets. I love all the podcasts and forum articles. Love, love love this site and hope one day to meet Scott Trench, Brandon Turner, Josh Dorkin and Mindy Jensen some day...mayb...

On the lastest Bigger Pockets podcast (#383), Josiah Smelser mentioned that between him and his partner and their spouses, they had access for 40 Fannie/Freddie mortgages.
I looked into this strategy, seems that in o...

Here are a few list of ethics a good Hardmoney lender will follow and borrower to be cognizant about. 1. Do not Bait and Switch  IE you see the 100% LTV 5% rates which we know don't exist.  Don't advertise what you ar...

Yet another chance to be featured in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine!
Let us know what you think in 50 words or less: What freedom will real estate investing give you, and what do you hope to do with ...

Hi BP and Happy Sunday!In the process of screening tenants for my first ever rental property. I've read the BP book on manging rental properties, and other articles and such about the Fair Housing Act, and am wonderin...

Believe it or not, I'm actually considering this.

My father-in-law owns a house he is interested in selling that I think would make an excellent rental property.

He's owned the property for 10 years.

According to c...

a little bit about myself, My we are currently in our early 30's with 2 children both under the age of 3. We've been extremely fortunate in having had the help and ability to pay off our home here in Edmonton. I work ...