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Why YOU should become a hard money lender:1. VERY limited risk if you underwrite properly2. returns up to 60% per anum or more3. easy easy investment--just collect mailbox money4. much LESS work than being a landlord5...
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My wife, @Sara Hodge, and I have been on BP for around 6 months now. We own our primary residence in Orange County, California, but due to the high prices, we decided to invest out of state. We now own two rentals (...
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I hear so much about how important it is to have positive cash flow when analyzing a property to buy and hold. What I don't hear is how the deposit you put down on a property affects the cash flow (by directly affecti...
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I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...
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I'm curious to know how many investors have been waiting and preparing for this time to come, I personally believe what's coming is going to be worse than '08 and would like to know the thoughts of more experienced in...
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The dumbest Realtor in the Northeast. I can't even believe he got a license.
http://massrealestatenews.com/beware-of-the-short-sale-investorshort-sale-fraud/
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@Brandon Turner and others often talk about making sure you have cash flow AND equity going into every buy-and-hold deal. But are there any circumstances where you'd pay full retail if the cash flow is good enough?The...
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ifunding seems to be the first crowdfunding portal to have an investment (actually 5 investments) not go according to plan. They have 5 fix and flip deals in Milwaukee with the Orange group that were suppose to yield...
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I purchased my 1st investment property from REI Nation last year and a major selling point to me was that the average tenant staying for ~5.5 years. This morning, after ~1.5 years, I was informed my tenant is termina...
I've been on BP for a little under a week now, I love this site it's so informative. My question to you guys though is "Do you believe Detroit is making a turn around for the better & Will the change be noticed...