Don Konipol
What is Needed to Attract Passive Investors
After raising over $400 million from private investors over the last 19 years, I am often asked what are the most important assets a syndicator need possess to successfully raise private capital. Here are my picks, i...
Rich Coppage
Commercial Construction Loans Primer
We will usually get 1 or 2 projects a day from sponsors or brokers asking whether we can get their construction projects financed.We usually subject the project to a quick quantitative analysis to determine whether we...
Alan Johnson
Checkbook IRAs and Some Syndication Investments at Risk
I visit BP infrequently and am surprised that nothing seems to have been posted about changes the House Ways and Means Committee are introducing to help reconcile the $3.5 trillion spending bill. Two sections in part...
Elsa Manatad
"Is Expanding My Investment in a Physical Fitness Class a Good Idea?
Two months ago, I initiated a Physical Fitness Class, which has quickly grown to 200 members. However, the revenue hasn't matched the growth rate. An experienced entrepreneur in the same field has offered a partnershi...
Bill McCoy
partnership with spec house builder
I have two ready-to-go lots in good location. A spec house builder with a good track record (25+ SFRs in small local community over last 8 years, all sold and some since resold with good appreciation) some access to b...
Justin Young
Is this a valid strategy?
Aloha BP!Living in Hawaii is great and I couldn't imagine my family living anywhere else. But when it comes to starting a portfolio of rental properties, it gets really expensive to do so. Instead of investing in my "...
Akhil Viz
Buying to rent or flip in Wichita, Kansas
Hi there,I'm a complete newbie to real estate investing and I want to take action and get started on this journey.I came across a trashed duplex in Wichita and I believe I have the upper hand in proposing an offer muc...
Robert Ferrell
Need advice as a renter
Hey everyone, this is the situation I'm facing right now. For the past 15 years my mother and I have lived in one unit of a duplex. Weve been excellent tenants and have always paid rent on time. Recently, the owner of...
AJ Wong
Three alternative creative financing solutions to get a lower mortgage rate
Historically, residential US mortgage rates are near their long term averages. I remember in 2003 when rates were in the 5-6-7% range, albeit with more aggressive mortgage terms available to almost any and all borrowe...
Rafael Pinho
Architect and developer
Hi all, Any other architect-turned-developers out there? I would love to hear about what you're doing!