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Have you ever partnered with a private or hard money lender for a real estate deal? I’d love to hear about your experience—what worked well, any challenges you faced, and how it impacted your investment strategy. Do y...
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I’ve decided to become a private money lender for a fix and flip investor. I’ve done my best to research the process but wanted to get additional guidance. I’d like to loan around $25k to start, but I’m undecided on l...
My name is Jason, I live in Brooklyn/Tri-State area and wanted to introduce myself to BP forum members.
I'm a professional working in New York City, in the technology area. While the job pays well a...
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If you’ve ever taken a loan from a bank, you know funding can take months and come with headaches. Experienced investors rely on unconventional ways of financing deals. Two methods of this are private money and hard m...
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How does one start lending their own money to other RE investors?
I am curious how this process works, what rates/ terms are common? Is this a common practice? Risky?
Looking to learn more about this space
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Hi All,
I'm based in Los Angeles, just purchased my first RE property in Indiana (small SFH). I'm an attorney (W-2) and my wife has a private practice as a psychotherapist under an S-Corp. We need advice and strat...
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Hey guys. Newbie here. I was able to save up 10k to start investing in real estate. I’ve studied the BRRRR strategy for a while now and I’m ready to take the plunge to invest. However, after reading a few blogs here,...
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Hello everyone,I am still new to BiggerPockets and real estate investing, so I am churning through the podcasts and soaking up the information on the forums, blog posts, and in books. I plan on house hacking my firs...
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Hello BP,We're in the beginning stages of completing a contract for our first BRRRR deal and have been wondering about ways to protect ourselves in the event we're not able to refinance. We're using private money on ...
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Just curious to see if the following would appeal to any private money investors:
Purchase a property all cash for $35,000. Fix it up for an additional $2,500. Offer it with seller financing for $65,000 wit...