I am in the process of trying to find finance options for a very nice duplex in the Indianapolis, Indiana area.  The home I'm looking to buy is $180,000; My offer that I am looking to make is $160k but I've only quali...

Several months ago I posted about Austrian Economics & hard assets & preparing your real estate business for recessions big & small. It stayed on top of the thread wall for a week & got hundreds of res...

Hi All,I have been trying for sometime now to drum up some investor capital to be able to purchase a multifamily apartment building in FL. The problem is that being new to investing in multifamily buildings I am havin...

I was thinking today about the discussions we have had about fraud and what it means. I got to thinking over the last several years of my construction career and realized I was just as passionate about exposing fraud...

Hi BP,It has been a while since I posted but rest assured I have been working hard structuring deals while keeping a close eye on the BP forums and posts.  Thank you all for the valuable information.  I have a handful...

scenario:Let's say I find a home valued at 100k and the seller is asking 65k to purchase the property.This 35%LTV right?If I am correct and I find a lender who requires 25-35% LTV to fund the loan will the lender fund...

While considering doing a 1031 exchange into a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST), I read that upfront costs for a DST can range from 10% to 18% of the invested equity. Assuming that no debt is involved, Is paying that co...

I am wondering how I can invest in bigger deals like commercial multifamily homes and not use my own money. Do I use a commercial loan, and then the down payment come from a private lender, hard money lender and then ...

I am a noob, but curious if a smiliar techinique can be used in commercial - i.e. finding motivated sellers, assigning contracts, etc.  Thanks!

In the above house, the kitchen had linoleum.  The top scraped off and left the paper and glue.  I tried wetting it but it doesn't seem to come up other than an inch at a time.   The dining area had carpet.  Once remo...