Good afternoon BP! This is my first post ever here. My post might make you cringe but I am 22 years old, active duty military and I am looking to syndicate someday. At the moment I am learning how to underwrite in ord...

I'm not a flipper, but because I'm aware of the property in my area (to an extent) I had what looked to be a pretty good flip deal fall into my lap - the BP flip calculator agreed. And yes, I know - garbage in, garbag...

Hello BP, I have my property up for rent and I've received a bunch of interest and a bunch of rental applications. I want to know if I can call the applicants and see if they'd be willing to pay more rent because of t...

Hi All, long-time lurker on Bigger pockets, but a first-time poster. I am beginning my real estate investment journey and know that I want to invest in a property out of state (I currently live in Seattle, WA). I woul...

Assuming the family member you would be partnering with has applicable knowledge or skills (for example, is a contractor and knows the target area well) and both partners intend to treat the rental property as busines...

When making a loan, a bank and hard money lender have different opinions when it comes to determining the value of the property. The appraised value is really not that important to a private lender. Instead, a hard mo...

Hi there. My fiancé and I are looking to purchase a duplex in San Francisco to live in one unit and rent the other. We’ve looked at several properties over the last 3 years. We found one that is in move in ready and i...

I realize that there are many more important aspects of completing due dilligence(referrals, background check, etc.) but how much weight does the appearance of the actual estimate they hand you carry in choosing a con...

When you’re deciding whether to lend to someone, what do you look at first? Is it their credit score, their track record with loans, or the investment they’re trying to fund? Do you rely more on the deal itself or the...

I posted a thread a few days ago called why do we invest? There were a lot of good replies on that thread with many bigger pockets members listing their goal of 5000, 10,000, 12,000, or $20,000, per month for retireme...