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Ryan Ulrich Marketing Another Business in Your Airbnb
9 October 2019 | 14 replies

I have a couple Airbnb's now. My wife also has a home business that we would like to promote to our Airbnb guests. Does anyone have any experience or advice on this? Is it an appropriate thing to do in that setting?

Michael Taylor Forbearance on Rehab loans During Corona Virus Emergency?
24 March 2020 | 3 replies

I just acquired a 6-unit building December 31, 2019 on the south side of Chicago, the plan is to rehab and refinance so I have a one year short term loan. I ran into some tenant issues with squatters that has slowed ...

Khizar Hanif Lets build wealth together
13 September 2017 | 14 replies

Hey everyone, Khizar Hanif here. I am new to BiggerPockets...actually not so new. I have been lurking around for a while just taking in knowledge but this is my first post. I'd like to introduce myself to the communit...

Joanne Basecki The importance of "skin in the deal"
7 August 2011 | 3 replies

I understand the term "skin in the deal" when it comes to a down payment a buyer makes.

I don't understand the same term at the point of sale:

Example: Let's say I paid for a property its entire price of 5K (used no...

Alejandra Macias Rehabbing entirely on OPM
8 July 2019 | 2 replies

Is it possible to finance a rehab entirely on OPM (Other People's Money)? I understand I would need skin in the game. Can my skin in the game be a personal loan and the rest from hard money or private money?

Rosy Baeza Hard Money Loan Downpayment
21 June 2023 | 5 replies

Hi everyone!Do hard money lenders care where your down payment comes from? I’m trying to figure out how to structure a deal without putting any of my money into the deal. This is for a fix and flip. I found a hard mon...

Jonathan Greene The Worst Thing You Can Have as a New Real Estate Investor is Thin Skin
3 October 2024 | 4 replies

If you don't have money, you can earn it. You can get a new job, get a promotion, and learn a new trade. You can make more money over time. That problem can be solved. What can't be solved is having thin skin.And we'v...

Rashawn Stevens Need Lenders advice (Using equity partners for down payments)
9 April 2017 | 2 replies

Hey BP, I have been reading through some of the forums and I see some mixed opinions on this subject, Here's the question: If you are trying to get a loan from a Hard Money Lender and you don't have enough money for a...

James Kirby New property eviction question / advice
20 June 2019 | 7 replies

Hello Everyone,      My wife and I are purchasing our first investment property (4-plex) that has a few minor repairs that are needed. However, due to us not having great funds to start out we need to do a 3.5% FHA lo...

Account Closed Cash Back at Closing
28 May 2017 | 9 replies

I have heard that in Canada, banks are not usually comfortable with deals that include cash back at closing.I can not figure out why. In my opinion, the banks should really only care if they are financing more than 80...