Marcy Albrecht
Interest rate on private money loan
I am looking to lend some money to a RE friend for one year for her seed money to buy an investment home. I am coming up with two different amounts of interest. Help!
Let's say: $ 10,000 x 12% int x 1 year
When I put...
Karsen Wynn
Starting Out Strategy
I am currently in college and I have parents and grandparents that may or may not want (they are "iffy") to invest in real estate and of course they are not wanting to take the time to go out and look for an amazing d...
Bruce Harding
How Much to Put Down on First Rental Property
I could use advice on which way to go here. I have approximately $180K to use for real estate purchases.I am specifically going to purchase SFH - building up to 10 of them.I am looking to buy in a growing area where ...
Sara Abernethy
Macroeconomic reasons to invest in real estate (versus stocks)
Can anyone direct me to any good (sourced) charts/graphs that show why buy&hold real estate is a much better investment in the long term than the stock market? Pulling together a presentation and wanted to show a...
James P. Taylor ll
Buying the Family Home
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $300,000
Cash invested: $25,000
Planting the seed of interest and making it happen.
What made you intere...
Jenny Adel
Tenant demanding grass for yard
I've got a tenant in a single family residence who has been extremely aggressive and demanding since moving into the home a few months ago. We re-did the house and it's in great condition- new appliances, new paint, n...
Henry Clark
Commercial Deal- 3,4,5,6???
No punchline. Just a story.Had an online land auction today. 7 properties. We were interested in 4 of them. 3/3/14/24 acres. The other lots were 80/210/260 acres.Unreserved auction. The two 3 acre spots the bids...
Andy W.
What to do with bare land?
I have an area thats about 3/4 to 1 acre of land, a common area, that is surrounded by 6 units. Recently puchased the properties, and it's covered in massive amounts of goat heads, or puncturevines. This spring I plan...
Tarcizio Goncalves
Using other people's money
Hello BP community,I've been on BP for almost 2 months now and its been such a great experience. I know so much more about REI and I am very excited to buy my first investment property. One thing that I keep hearing o...
Sheen Jowl
lawn repair on rental property
Hello bigger pockets community. I wonder if anyone has suggestions on how to handle a deteriorated lawn of a SFH property, in central Texas without sprinkler systems. Tenant is maintaining the lawn by hiring a lawn ma...