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CL Ziegler 20 percent down, always? (is it possible to do less?)
3 April 2014 | 31 replies

Hello,

Is the 20% down payment guideline a fixed rule across the industry? Or, is it possible to get a mortgage on rental property for a smaller percentage down payment? (maybe 5-10%, or even *gasp* no money ...

Jon Zhou Ashcroft capital: Additional 20% capital call
9 October 2024 | 312 replies

After many of the Ashcroft capital syndications paused distributions, I get this surprise email this morning saying all LP investors need to pay additional 19.7% of invested capital call  anyone have experience with c...

Meghan McCallum Is Bigger Pockets RUNING the ability to househack?
15 February 2017 | 23 replies

Hey everyone,I have a friend who I have been looking to partner with in a three or four flat in Chicago. Cap rate in the areas we wanted to buy are so bad (1 or 2%), even for the add value plays (which I think in Chic...

Jonathan MacMillan Looking for New Cities to purchase SFH for about 125K
11 January 2017 | 36 replies

Hello all, I've been reading this site on and off for a couple of years. Seven years ago I purchased a SFH in Aurora, CO for 110K. It rented for about 900 as I slowly paid off the mortgage.  I now own the property out...

Shawn O'Gorman Interested in Investing in Real Estate at 22 y/o. Is it too soon?
6 June 2019 | 66 replies

Hello all, I am very new to Real Estate but the idea of investing and owning to rent/ fix & flip is very intriguing to me. I am a current student athlete in college in West Palm, and my background and nature makes...

Nathan Herring Brian Gibbons Phone Call
7 February 2016 | 42 replies

I talked to Brian Gibbons today for around 30 minutes. He gave me a short description of some of the ways to invest in Real Estate and then talked to me about what I want to do with real estate. Of course he was tryin...

Account Closed PWND? Found out "low income" tenants make more than me.
1 May 2016 | 22 replies

I inherited tenants at a duplex I bought in February.  Both units had low income racial minority families with school-aged children. (Race is relevant because I'm white, and there's a well-publicized issue in Portland...

Alex Corvin Minimal/no cashflow, but good potential for appreciation
7 September 2016 | 39 replies

Hello BP community. I'm considering buying a property to hold and rent out, and would like some more input on whether it's a good buy.The property is in the Raleigh, NC market, specifically in the downtown Cary area (...

Jeff Warner Anyone use a Buyers Agent to offer on REO's?
15 July 2011 | 74 replies

I'm curious how many people use a Buyers Agent to flip REO's instead of going directly through the Listing Agent? If so, are you having success?

I'm NOT trying to go the route of making 100's of lowball offers and b...

Kurt Granroth What beats apartment syndication returns for passive income?
1 September 2022 | 77 replies

Say I am an accredited investor and I want to allocate $500k for a type of investment that should be capital preserving; completely passive; and generates $100k annually in income.  In general that's a tough row to ho...