As the title states; How can the credibility and reliability of a syndicator be judged?  What assurances does an investor have that the general partner won't "take the money and run"?Trying to avoid a Madoff ponzi sch...

Just curious what some of you syndicators plan to do where you have been buying 3, 4, 5  cap "value add" deals. If rates move against you, what is the plan? I have no dog in the fight but aside from the 100% bonus dep...

I live in NY, I own a home that I live in, and it has a decent size mortgage as you can imagine. I was looking out of state for rental properties, in a particular area, looking to make contacts to explore the feas...

Hello BPers! I have a question regarding debt payoff vs. investing. I currently make a good income with my W2 position, own my home(owe about $178k on the loan), owe about 18k in student loans, and have just recently ...

I know many don't really care about banking situation in our country. A couple sobering thoughts for those paying any attention.
1.http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/283688 FDIC lost money for first time since 1991...

Hey Folks, I need some help here. I really don't know what to do anymore! I've wanted to invest in real estate for so long now it's not even funny. I live in Las Vegas, I have my sales person license and property mana...

Hi there-I am in debt to credit cards. I have a low-paying job and at this point, no retirement. I am in my mid-50's, so I am a late bloomer to investing. I thought that claiming Chapter 7 would be a good idea, in ord...

Just for fun but I know many of us have made it pretty big in real estate whether its a huge flip, cashout refinance, or built up rental profits. but I want to see what our biggest most extravagant guilty pleasure pur...

Hello,Been reading a lot of RE books, listening to more BP podcasts (on show 101 currently) and looking at what my next steps should be. I wanted to pay down my student loan, and that was my primary goal. When I gradu...

My daughter wants to go to NYU. It's $55K/year (oh my). We saved up $25K for college, so we are short! However, I have a $250K of equity in my house in terms of a HELOC that has a 10 year deferred payment option at 3%...