I currently manage my own rentals now, but as I get more and eventually need to hire someone to help me, my plan is to start my own property management company and offer my services to other investors and landlords. ...

Hi all. So, I'm into all the details of acquiring and renovating properties and normally leave all the tenant screening management stuff to a management company. Currently my management company is asking if I want to ...

Greetings!  I found bigpockets from youtube of all places.  I owned 1 property previously in San Francisco, which I lived in and rented out an illegal inlaw.  Actually, I used to live in the inlaw and rented out the m...

Hi everyone, my name is Jordan and I'm fairly new to the Charlotte area, coming from Raleigh-Durham.  I've been a lurker on this site from time to time over the past 4 years, but now I'd like to start interacting on t...

I recently was threatened with harassment by a tenant. I felt angry and helpless, since laws here in California are so slanted towards tenants that I was not certain I could do anything.
What legal remedies are availa...

As an investor and broker, I regularly interact with investors who come across articles about somebody who had brought a property with nothing down. Many investors want to buy properties in this manner. I’m going to s...

Hi there,  I am from Charlotte, NC and I’m wondering if anyone can help answer a few questions I have concerning becoming a real estate agent.  I’m thinking about making a career change and getting my license, but I’m...

So a lot of people looking for housing (our potential clients) might wonder if it's better to rent or to buy in their own personal case.  There are a couple of guidelines I've found on the internet that some may use w...

Hi All, 
I have been listing to the BP podcast very regularly and finally joined the online community! 
I am a Mortgage Broker in the Denver area and I have been working with a lot of investors lately. 
Seeing the ...

I know that commercial lending works different that residential mortgages, but my question is more about what these lending institutions are looking at when they are making their decisions.

1. When crunching ...