![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/424643/small_1694707438-avatar-tarikn.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello,I am pondering my first seller-financed deal on a duplex. The seller will sell it to me fully leased at 5% amortized over 30 years with balloon payment after 7 years, interest only.I'm pretty happy OK with the t...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/459649/small_1621477620-avatar-samhager11.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Feel free to laugh with me (or at me, whichever) as I begin my journey into real estate investing...So I went to a “free investment advice” session, found via Instagram. Must be legit. Doug Hopkins, star of the Discov...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3176/small_1621346543-avatar-hewitt_rei.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have recently been reading about investing in notes.
Is there anyone on this forum who has had any success with buying any sort of notes?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/172735/small_1621421443-avatar-hensongeorge.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Cheers everyone! Glad to be here. I hope I can be of some benefit to all or some of you. I use to acquire real estate via purchasing the mortgage. Best ever method I have discovered. Currently am selling off g...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/519639/small_1621480936-avatar-nickw31.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Im currently renting a waterfront duplex in a prime location on the water near the the airport. I run B&B business out of it and it is very successful. It is owned by an older couple in their 70's who want to sell...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/140503/small_1621419002-avatar-nvayupak.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm currently negotiating with a seller with a straight option deal. We both have an understanding that i am willing to give him a deposit to lock in a property and with that I have the first option to purchase. If ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/529380/small_1621481898-avatar-anthonyi6.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
This is not a solicitation for financing, I am inquiring about what opportunities exist in the market for deals. I just recently secured a deal to finance a multifamily building with a private lender that is willing ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3200/small_1621346557-avatar-weissman.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Anybody out there who is an experienced rehabber willing to share an accurate, modifiable Excel spreadsheet with me? I'm looking at lots of houses ripe for rehab & need a quick & accurate way to evaluate them ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/119970/small_1621417766-avatar-hkicera.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I've got an itching question:
I understand the process of finding investors during the financing/capitalization phase of the process, by what I need an answer to is this:
How does one find/support the large deposit...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/453543/small_1621477335-avatar-adamkwitkop.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi All,My name is Adam Witkop, and I'm brand new to real estate investing. I'm originally from Rochester NY, but currently live in San Francsico. I rent right now, but am thinking about buying in the Bay Area, or po...