I'm going to look at a 7-unit apartment building next week.  Its currently fully leased, and on paper (assuming 50% expenses) it cash flows very nicely.  Any land mines I should be looking out for?  If I pull the trig...

Hello folks,           I've been going after my dream which is to own and operate an apartment complex. I know a few things about analyzing a commercial property value by the income it produces. My difficulties are in...

Over the years I’ve seen many questions here on BiggerPockets forum related to various aspects of using self-directed Solo 401k real estate investing. But the challenge is that those questions are spread out across pr...

I have just started learning about real estate investing and I probably have a few years until I can really begin buying properties. I would like to use this time to learn as much as possible. I have read through a co...

There are a lot of discussions about how, when and where but just as important is the willingness TO ACT. That doesn't mean to pull the trigger on a deal before you understand the downside as well as the upside, and i...

Im new to investing and I want to be a house hacker in Baton Rouge, LA starting off so I can live free and learn how to be landlord on a small scale first. When finding a potential small multi family deal 2-4 units, W...

Hi. My name is Maggie,  I am a new to Biggerpockets. I heard few  podcasts on Biggerpockets  website  about  starting out to invest  with refinancing with cash out over  and  over again to buy one house after another ...

Article by Joanne Scoratow

May the REAL lenders step forward please.

The number one question I get asked by a new mortgage broker is, are you a direct lender? This is an intrinsically important question that ...