My name is Richard Pennington I am in the Raleigh North Carolina area seeking any advice on using an FHA loan or conventional  loan for my first investment property. My best rule of thumb is to have 20k for every 100,...

Has anyone started in real estate completely on their own? Like without help from mom, dad, family or friends? I currently want to invest in real estate but no one is supportive of that decision. Thanks in advance, I ...

Would you consider child support as part as someone's income if proper documentation is provided? An applicant is listing quite a large sum of child support, but along with this she is also working full time. Her to...

Hello everybody!I am glad to be part of the bigger pockets community! I am new to the world of real estate investing and learned a lot during the first two months fo getting my hands dirty with the CoC calculator and ...

Sharing some info from two sources this weekRegarding states looking to strengthen seller financing licensing requirements and court decisions for those not licensed:First from Facebook group school of sharks:Hey guys...

For the record, I am still relatively new to the REI game so I like learning new things. So I picked up a rental property about 2 months ago. At the time of purchase I knew the tax appraised value was out of whack. In...

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I have been pre-approved for a VA loan which means I don't have to put any money down. What's the catch? I already own a home that I refinanced through the Interest Rate Reduction Re...

Two major real estate policies president Trump is supporting - Negative rates - (trump directly tweeted today)- Fannie/Freddy restructuring - ( more of administration support)These are two MAJOR influences in the mark...

Hello all, 
i have a tenant that has a dog that was on a Pet Addendum. However, after a few issues with not having the dog on a leash, dog waste not being cleaned up, and the tenant against my permission putting up a...

Getting back into the REI game and I am practicing my deal analysis on some MLS properties. Should I be using the 70% ARV rule or does that not apply to buy and hold?