I'm new to note investing and decided to take a learn by doing approach. I own some commercial real estate, ran a property management business for a while (ugh!) and owned a collection agency for 17 years. So distres...
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Hello BP community-Does anyone have experience borrowing money from their parents to get their foot in the door with real estate? How did it go for you?Let me explain my situation. I am going to be a sophomore in coll...
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Hi all, first time posting here.I have been listening to the BiggerPocket podcast for a few months and would like to get my feet wet.There is an opportunity, close to where I live in Los Angeles, which asks for 2M. In...
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Hey real estate pros (I'll define that as: those who have done at multiple deals and been in the game for at least a year)
So I'm thinking it might be cool to write a short "community book" to give away to new invest...
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So 6 months back I bought a sfh with the intention of giving this brrrr thing a shot. I wanted to end up having zero dollars of MY MONEY in the project. Hasn't worked out that way mostly because of the refinancing p...
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No Debt Is Freedom
Consider this:
Your money working for You when you own a residential rental property investment. The tenant goes to work each day to pay you to live at your real estate investment.
However, You a...
I think most people that have given it much thought and aren't agents/brokers themselves realize that the real estate industry is in serious need of reform. Should someone without a college degree be making more mone...
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In my humble opinion, the bubble has started to burst and many of us including myself are still in denial. The national median home value is now $217,300, an increase of 8.3% on the year and 8.4% above the bubble-era...
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Hey Folks,I've been looking into the concept of replacing our home mortgage with a fixed rate HELOC as described on sites like Replaceyourmortgage.com. They want about $2000-2500 for their coaching and information. ...