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What are your favorite Personal Development / Success Books ?I'm having little Real Estate Success Clubs here in Los Angeles CA,Not teaching ways on how to buy real estate...Not bringing in gurus to sell courses...It ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community! I was wondering what are some of the most influential books you have read that have really helped you to advance your real estate investing knowledge and career? All replies are appr...
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So I had a private lender for a deal all shared away until the time when we were going to do the promissory note and etc for getting ready to close. So at the very last minute he switched from amortized 30 year intere...
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I was wondering if you guys include principal deduction as part of the cash on cash return calculations. I mean the equity is yours and will be able to cash out upon sale.
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Hi All - I am hoping all the experienced and smart people here can guide me so will cut right to the chase - I have a property in New York City as my primary residence and I want to know if I should pay off the princi...
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Hi BiggerPockets community!
I’m Frank, based in Northern NJ, where I invest in multifamily properties and short-term rentals. My real estate journey began in 2010 with a three-family property that I lived in, renovat...
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I’m a new investor with 1 property under my belt. It is a 1b1b condo I took out a loan for and purchased November of 2019. The loan came to 65,000$. I lived there for a short while and rented it out in February of 202...
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I bought a single family house with 5% down and am fixing it up while living in it with a friend. After renovating, I'd like to rent out the entire house. I can definitely manage to rent it for slightly more than all ...
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It appears they have removed the FTHB requirement. Does anyone know if it will apply to properties besides primary residences?
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I have heard and understand the basic idea behind the Master Lease Agreement, but for some reason was never able to visualize the picture. I have a property in mind that would be the ideal scenario to use the MLA, jus...