I am thinking about buying single family homes in a C class area. I have found $20-30k homes, that I would pay cash for. These areas generally rent $500-800/month. I would be cash flowing 2% or greater. They aren'...

Has anyone borrowed from their life insurance policy or used it as collateral to invest? I've had a few people that said this is a great strategy and to make sure I have the policy setup correctly. Working on getting ...

There has been a lot of activity in the forums about newbies syndicating real estate. I feel like someone needs to be a voice of reason here. Look, I get it. The allure of doing big deals and taking big fees for buyin...

I just wanted to get opinions on applying the rents you collect every month to the principle loan amount.

I have 2 rentals that are currently rented. The first one I've had for 3 years. I did not escrow the insuranc...

I just finished reading this article:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2006/11/25/wholesaling-real-estate-basics/

“If you end up not being able to sell the property before you are expected to close then you u...

I am here trying to get started on the path of real estate and am finding that everyone I talk to (minus people on BP) are almost trying to push me away from the real estate world. Comments like "being a landlord suck...

Hey all,

After thinking it over I decided to create a new thread.
I am a small time passive real estate investor who has ambitions to expand greatly, first to $20M and perhaps maybe more. i guess I will give a lit...

What are some lessons y'all have learned from your rentals that you think nobody should make? Best things to put in your leases?

I have felt drawn to investing in Mobile Home Parks partially because I feel like it allows me to have an impact by providing affordable housing.What I want to know is if there is a real solution to the unaffordabilit...

I had this idea I've been malling for about 5 years now, it's related to car title loans with process collections, it's always been complicated so I never got past the legal phase... but then the other evening it hit ...