Hi BP!I had a quick question.... If you use and FHA loan for 3.5% down on a small multifamily property can it still cashflow (or at least pay mortgage) if I live in one of the units? Or will I have to put at least 20%...

I have a long story to tell you guys.  I was the person that purchase a baltimore city duplex from FNMA, that had my copper pipes cut a day before closing back in August.  I will document my journey in a few weeks.  I...

There is a thread on BP about getting to $100M with some interesting commentary.  A lot of the comments revolve around compounding rate and what is sustainable.  It seems that growing your net worth should have some s...

I am reading a book by a well-known author right now and he has some disparaging remarks for yield measurements for real estate investing. I tend to agree with him given that most real estate activities carry a huge ...

Hi all -

I"ve come across several seller-financed notes where the seller/note holder is "self-servicing" the note vs boarding it with a servicing platform. My initial thought is this would be a deal killer since you...

What are examples of successful direct mail marketing that are used for personal investment? For instance, my family and I would like to invest in a certain area of town. How would we best market ourselves to find pro...

Hello,

I have been fine tuning my plan to seek Private Investors (all of whom I know personally). I want to make sure I have thorough, accurate, and easy to understand answers to the questions I anticipate th...

Have any of my fellow Canadians tried flipping in the US? If so, how did you go about it and what should I look out for if I'm not going to be able to look at the property personally.

Some agent that hasn't figured out that working with me will be waaaaay easier :roll: posted on her FB wall this morning an article by some other dude on some Broker/agent site: blaaaaaaah

Anyways, it appears during ...

From what I've read, it seems the #1 problem with contractors is not getting the work done when they said they would. Well what if penalties were built into the contract, so that for every day work is not completed pa...