I found a great investment opportunity in a hot local neighborhood.  Within hours of the listing going live, I entered a full-price offer in writing.  This was on Wednesday, and the seller's agent claims he "cannot re...

I discovered BiggerPockets as I searched for a HardMoney Lender to fund a deal involving a Farmington HIlls, Michigan office building.  I was excited to discover a treasure trove of valuable information in the Forums,...

Dear Bigger Pockets Members, 
I have already bought my primary SFH (for living) with traditional bank mortgage. I am looking buy an investment SFH with traditional bank mortgage again on personal credit. I want to re...

To most landlords (or landladies) out there the above statement is a flash of the blindingly obvious, but for some it is a very controversial statement.  Heck, I was accused of giving terrible advice when I posted it ...

One of CPAs we work with sent me their client who have gotten themselves in some trouble with their self-directed IRA.
The client opened self-directed IRA with IRA Resources Trust Company. Then he created an LLC wit...

I was recently passed down a property that has a return on equity of around 10%. The property is paid off in full. The logical thing to do should be to refinance the property and use the money for other investments.
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So, I have a fair amount of experience investing in small multi-unit properties. I currently own a 5 unit, 1 triplex, 8 duplexes, 4 houses a 2 unit office building and I'm closing on a 12 unit apartment complex this w...

I am working with a realtor on my first purchase.  I told him I only have 15K to put down and needed help finding different ways to fund it. I am a first time home buyer so I can put the 3.5% down with an FHA loan.
I...

Hello fantastic BP community! I've been lurking on the forums for a few months now but this is my first time actually posting. I have a 1/1 SF home that I bought 4.5 years ago-I originally bought it to live in but I e...

Hello everyone,Apologies for the long post but I think it's warranted to see the magnitude of the factually inaccurate appraisal I received recently. I recently dealt with a bank who had approved my loan request throu...