My brother-in-law qualifies for, and is pursuing, FHA first time home buyer financing.  I believe this requires a 3.5% down payment and no mortgage insurance.  Nice terms.  Colorado also offers grants applicable to do...

Hi all, a long time ago I read of a simple way to estimate the cap rate on a property, divide the gross rents in half then divide by the value or asking price on the property.I'm curious, estimating expenses as half o...

Hey Everyone, I am looking for the best financing options for my plan, but if there are any better plans someone might have a suggestion for, I would love to hear them as well.
Your goals and story: I am a newly lice...

Are there any college degrees that could help with real estate investing. I know a college degree is not necessary for real estate investing, but I was wondering if there were any that could give you an advantage in r...

My wife and I are buying one property each (out of state), we decided to take loans out on our individual names. We are confused on what to do with the names on the title. If we add both our names on both the houses, ...

How to have clients submit rental applications to close more deals: If you live in a big city like I do, you are going to come across a lot of competition. Here is one way to separate yourself from the rest! 1 of my m...

I am trying to buy this portfolio of properties from this seller who is allowing seller finance. If anybody has any tips on the process...do I get the title company involved, do we write up a quit claim deed? 

Hi Everybody!I came across Bigger Pockets a few years ago and unfortunately did not allocate time to learn more through this community, and sort of forgot about it. Recently, I started listening to the BP Podcast, enj...

I have been interested in property investing for quite some time now. I am moving into a bigger home for me and my family and have decided to keep our current residence as a rental. Hard to let go of the low interest ...

Hey, my partner and I currently have our 1st property under contract in Indianapolis that will be purchased with cash in hopes that we can rate and term refinance under an LLC. Does anybody know of any lenders in Indi...