A few months ago I was interested in a multifamily I found on the MLS.  I called the seller directly and he told me it was a good property but would only accept cash because the original buyer's funding did not come t...

Hi all,I'm currently a commercial mortgage broker in Southern California.  We've recently been noticing a problem from a financing standpoint, lenders are requiring hold-backs / denying loan because of retrofitting re...

I was recently recanting the story of a sleaze bag seller, and it got me thinking. What is your best sleeze bag seller story.  I have two to share one is mine the other came from a close personal friend. The one that ...

Just want to share my story.Twelve years ago, we purchased our 1st home using FHA loan.  After 7 years, bought another house in adjacent neighborhood (better schools) with conventional loan.  Had the 1st home refinanc...

Hi All,I'm brand new on this site. I'm curious about these yellow paper mailers..Does anyone have a yellow paper success story that they'd be able to share? i.e. person who sold you their $400k home for $200k, etc?I'm...

Good day everybody, peace and blessings to you all. So I have a question, what would any of you consider to be a fair offer on and abandoned home in NYC. Now keep in mind, this home has had a Vacate order in place sin...

Hi BP,i was wandering if anyone could tell me a few success stories that they had with multi-family units?mainly looking from military community. but welcome to other success stories.thank you!

This is my first success story and it is truly long overdue, so please accept my apologies. Biggerpockets helped me tremendously for this success and want to thank the whole community for that.Since I was working as a...

When investing in notes, we all have those deals which are “head scratchers”. Interesting to hear your story. I have many to share (including offering a non paying borrower who hadn’t paid for over a year a free house...

Background: 25 years old with a full time W2 accounting job. I grew up with a dad that owned rental properties, but I did not get very interested in the business until the spring of 2016 when I started devouring book...