I'm looking at a deal right now - 16 unit apartment complex.  Asking price is 1,435,000 and the units have been recently refurbished.  NOI is claimed at 100k making the cap rate 7%.  Assuming someone put down 20% on s...

Hey guys,I'm down in Boquete, Panama for a few days exploring investment opportunities. I have to report that I'm impressed with the group that has been running the show, International Coffee Farms. I have never consi...

Alright BP, I got a personal one you. So my wife and I got married recently and given the obvious financial circumstances we had to use credit cards for our wedding etc etc etc.My credit score is not bad but I'd like ...

My wife and I have a NNN property in rural MS which is going great.  The lease is guaranteed by the parent company, so even if store goes dark, we get paid as long as the company is solvent.We live abroad and are cons...

Banks in Greece have been closed since June 29th, an obvious sign that the Country is in complete and utter turmoil. Greece received the honor of being the first major country to default on an IMF loan. With its massi...

I'm new to investing in multi family units and plan to make my first purchase in a few months. I know the Schedule E is what a landlord should be filing come tax season, and I know my lender will want to see the Sched...

Hey all,Recently, I replied to a post asking folks whether they track their net worth. Personally, I do track my net worth. However, far more important to me are my financial projection models (which include projectio...

First of all I would like to say that this forum is Great! I can't stay off it. Even at work when I should be working I spend more time reading on this forum. I purchased my first rental back in 2004 which is a 1/1...

Hi folks - now that I've defined some fundamental goals for my first RE investment, I'm on to looking at financing for my first buy. Just a general question on this - did many of you do a good amount of 'shopping aro...

Hello all BP-ers!
I am currently under contract on a 4-plex in the Butte, Montana area and I am beginning to consider hard money lending as an option. I tried to undergo the HELOC process on a different rental proper...