I have an three people wanting to split the rent on a house I own.  Two of the applicants have outstanding credit, the other is  on the low side (500's), which is obviously concerning. I'm struggling to interpret his ...

Let's say you are a brand new investor. You are 40 years old and you have a family. You have $80K in your savings account, and you decide you want to invest in real estate.
Knowing what you know now, what would you...

Does anyone do their own accounting? I'm trying to set up "asset" reserve accounts for Vacancy, repair & maintenance, and cap ex. how do you do this or are you accruing your expenses? How do you save for the expen...

Hey what's going on I just want some input. I'm trying to buy my first property I just graduated from college in December and I'm trying to get into real estate. I was wondering could I get a mortgage with a score of ...

Hello everyone,I recently bought a duplex where I rehabbed one side and moved in. The current tenant is covering the mortgage taxes and insurance.  I got a loan through a local bank that is subsidized by the county to...

Hello,

In the next year I plan on buying my first property,
however because I don’t have much credit history I will need to boost my credit score to get financing.

The broker I am working with has told me to leave ...

As mentioned in another post, I am doing my research about opening a self-directed Solo 401k.  Sunwest Trust was mentioned here on Bigger Pockets as a no-frills option.  I contacted them and ended up with another ques...

I have an applicant who has just ok credit (average) but had a few late payments on last lease due to something or other. He told me a story, but I generally don't invest in "stories". However, he said to make up for ...

What is the best way to realize equity in a portfolio? Are lines of credit available? What if borrower had marginal credit? Looking for a way to realize a small portion of global equity in portfolio quickly, to have...

I've noticed that a lot of people on the site come on and ask about how they can get started investing with a poor credit score and if that score even matters in real estate.I'd argue that it does.  I think it makes o...