I'm curious if anyone would mind sharing a step-by-step of what you do when you go to meet a potential seller for the first time. How do you dress? What is the first thing you discuss when you walk in? What parts of t...

I just got tenants out of an aggravating single family I've had for 4 years and fixed it up to sell.   I should net 200K off of this sale.  Property was only netting me $636 a month after all expenses but my interest ...

Hi - I have spoken to two bankers. The first is with a major bank who was talking about a 20 year mortgage. The second, a local smaller bank, without an application and over the phone, mentioned a 7 year 'abundance ...

From what I understand there are four ways to make money from a rental property:

1) Cash flow - Pretty straightforward. Total money you receive as income is more than total expenses.
2) Appreciation - Increase in the...

I am trying to buy a SFH to rent out. I am running into a problem where residential lenders don't want to let me take title into an LLC (even though I would personally guarantee the loan.)OK.So I talked to some commer...

Hey everyone,My website is getting close to completion.Please look at my signature line for the website to review.My site works on serving 2 objectives.1. Working closely with commercial sellers and direct buyers.2. P...

So many lenders will not touch a small deal. Could this be a remedy and if not why not?

1. Assume there are 10 investors in the City X who purchased with their own money 10 properties. Each property has ARV significa...

Hi BP Community!This is my first forum post so I hope I'm doing this correctly.My husband and I are closing on our first investment property on October 5th, a multifamily property with 4 units, one of which we will be...

BiggerPockets Partners with TransUnion to Provide Tenant Screening & Credit Checks

In an effort to serve our members, BiggerPockets now offers tenant screening services in concert with the cr...

Buying a house is straightforward; managing it can be a whole different challenge. The same principle applies to real estate syndications. Over the past few years, many groups have raised funds and acquired properties...