We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR.  But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...

Receiving a cash out loan on an investment property can be a very confusing item. This post is designed to bring some clarity to taking cash out of a property with a conventional loan and help you navigate the someti...

I was told all these wonderful things about how I would get my money back for the work I put into the home.  Ahhahhaha, no, that's not the way it works.  You got repairs and you got improvements and only the REPAIRS c...

Good Afternoon Local LA BP folks,
I know this has been a hot topic among the local LA investors and as a mortgage broker I was very curious on how ADUs are actually valued as I keep hearing different sides to this. I...

I'm just days away from closing on a duplex . The rental portion of the duplex will cover my mortgage and upkeep.When I quit my current job I want focus on my small business and also supplement my income by cashing ou...

Hello BP Family,I need advice from everyone with experience in the following plan(s). In the next 15 months, starting in October 2016 I would like to purchase 4ea. fourplexes for investment rental purposes. The first ...

Last month, I wrote an article about the big, ugly purple triplex I bought recently.

We've been working the past month to get it rent-ready, with some new paint and various small repairs. Being the hol...

I went to do a bid for a deal , cash deal, and the realtor ask for ernest funds to secure deal ...how can I go around ernest money without ruining my chances of defaulting on deal??? Help??