Do I need to own a business to get a commercial loan? If not, which comes first, getting pre-approved for a commercial loan or finding a good deal to present to the bank?Thanks, from a new PRO member

Hi BP friends!I've been lurking for a while now, and figured I should go ahead and introduce myself. I'm in the Lake Norman area of North Carolina, just north of Charlotte. My husband and I rehab and rent old/historic...

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We bought a house last April in a heritage area of Richmond VA,great elementary schools, character etc & locked into a great 15 yr rate with unlimited overpayment. We paid full price for it which wasn't ...

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I just went under contract on my first commercial property in Memphis. It’s a really nice historic building and perfect for a law firm. I’d. Love to hear about others experiences with commercial prope...

Hello Everyone,I currently have 9 rental properties with Safeco. I noticed that my insurance cost increased a bit the last 12 months. An example is my last purchase in August of 2018. The insurance cost was about $670...

Excited to be a new member to bigger pockets. I am committed to being a life long learner and I love the spirit of helping others exhibited on bigger pockets. My first deal was a triplex in Mesa AZ in 1999 after getti...

I'm visiting Memphis end of this month (June) and want to meet, hopefully, several contractors for upcoming rehab projects. I'm trying to put a hit list of must-meet/recommended general contractors.Ideally, these GCs ...

Hi all, I currently invest in rental properties in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham is very steady market so I strictly invest for cashflow. I'm looking to add an appreciation play into my portfolio and I believe my co...

Hey people of Bigger Pockets, this is my first forum post and I'm a fairly new member so thought I'd say hello. My name is Ciro and I'm a soon to be college grad at Arizona State University living in Scottsdale, Az. I...

Hello my name is Jermaine Washington. I'm 24 with a passion for real estate. I was raised around real estate my entire life but never enjoyed what my parents did. My mother is a broker in the state of Michigan and sti...