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My wife and I are in the process of opening a HELOC on our personal residence. The banker said that my wife's credit score was terrible, so she put it in my name only. At first I thought, "No big deal." Then we rec...
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I'm gearing up to get all my financials documented so I can start the process of finding lenders. When it comes to what debt is held, do I only list debt in my name (which would be the house mortgage that's in both my...
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For years I have been obsessed with the idea of being uber productive. There are articles and books everywhere on this exact topic. These articles and books describe things that you should and shouldn’t do, how to wo...
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Hello, I'm a beginner in wholesaling. I'm pouring over the threads for advice on direct mail campaigns as I've just done 5000 postcards with only 6 call backs. (2 remove my names). 1 bankruptcy, 1 pending deal, when s...
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I am under contract on a property that is currently zoned commercial. It has a 1200 sqft 3 bed 1 bath home on the front side of the property facing the busy highway and the back side of the property is open land where...
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What terms should I expect, when using private lending? I am new to the real estate investing, and apologize if this is not clear. I am happy to elaborate as needed.If I reach out to friends and family, to present an ...
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Hello everyone,I am curious if people recommend taking a course such as REFM or a BIWS course before investing in multi-family real estate. Alot of the gurus seem to say all you need to know is income and expenses, b...
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Back in Feb '15 I purchased a beautiful 3 story brick office building. Quick Facts:Year built - 2007 - bank owned in 2009 - vacant for last 5 yearstotal sq ft - 10,000Build cost - $800kpurchase price - $230kReno cost ...
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Relatively new BP member who is also a fee based CFP. I find concentrated positions held in small businesses/RE to be the best wealth generator a person could have. Feel free to ask me anything about investments, fi...
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Seeing wide spread rent reductions while 2-3 units buildings are selling at $600-700k. What’s the catch? 3bed/1bed only going for $1800/month and 2bed/1bed is around $1400/month…