Ok - so this is a little tricky but ill try to be as brief as possible. Bottom line - my neighbor is about to sell his house and was going to use a realtor. Since rates are low and he told me this I decided to make ...

The short answer to whether licensed real estate brokers/agents should obtain their NMLS mortgage broker license is: Yes. 
I began my RE career in 2003 during the 'boom' times as a mortgage broker. It was my first re...

Hello, everyone - I'm currently working my way through J Scott's books and taking notes. I'm a buy-and-hold investor by nature but it seems acquiring distressed properties and adding value through renovation (minor or...

We just went under contract on our first investment property which we plan to flip.  Its a large house in a nice neighborhood in need of some TLC.  We're using an interest only loan with 25% down.  In current market c...

I started this thread to keep from threadjacking another thread that is trending here.
     I am new to this type of real estate investing. Of all the properties I have bought over the years, (a whopping eleven ...

Hello BiggerPockets community,As I begin underwriting smaller acquisitions targets in both Logan Square and Englewood, I find it hard to project anything beyond a 10% IRR, CoC above 3.5%, and an equity multiple north ...

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I need help as to know whether or not it is normal for a landlord to ask a new tenant for their bank info (bank name, branch address, account number). The landlord is willing to accept post dated checks, ther...