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Okay so I have a bit of a rant here. Last year I did a JV deal with a guy I didnt know. He wanted to do a JV deal. After closing he decided that he wanted interest of 20% per year(because he didnt know me). Feeling li...
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I've got a deal I'm under contract for with a hard money lender providing 12% annual and 3pts on up to 75% of ARV. This sounded like a standard rate so I was going to apply. Just curious if this is agreeable. Any gotc...
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Hi-
I am daily shocked at how supportive BP is. So many other forums I've read (professional or hobby interest) are full of flame wars-- like there's an army of trolls waiting to devour the most recent half-baked idea...
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Hi BP members - I've been lurking here and decided to de-lurk and introduce myself.
My name is John and I'm an REI noob - I own a home, but that's the extent of my past experience. I became interested in RE a couple ...
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My goal is to do two BRRRR’s this year. I’ve got one cash flowing property, but all of our capital is tied up in it. I think I’m going to refi it so we have some fluid cash to go along with a HML for the next property...
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Looking at an STR property in Santa Barbara. Estimated purchase price $4.5M. Estimated Revenue 300+ Are there any products available that would allow me to put 10% down?
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What do you use in your contracts as out clauses?
Have you ever had to use them, and if so did it get messy, or go easy?
Also, I hear about those who use an inspection clause as an out? Couldn't your end buyer use t...
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I was reading a WSJ article today about foreign real estate ownership in the US (it's down to the lowest levels since they started keeping records) and thought this might be an interesting topic for the forums.
How d...
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Just curious if some of the full time investors out there might be able to share some guidence on how long it took them to go from working for the man full time to living 100% on their investments?
I have been in the...
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The red-hot housing market has achieved a number of milestones this past year. Perhaps the most telling is this: There are more real-estate agents than homes for sale in the U.S.
This phenomenon reflects bo...