It’s probably fair to say that every successful investor has made mistakes along the way. After all, mistakes are often the best teachers. But that doesn’t mean we can’t also learn from others’ missteps. Here are six ...

In the last 5 years what is the lowest amount you've seen a bank, portfolio lender, or Hard money lender finance on a single family. I'm not asking about actual companies or institutions, not just an individual. This ...

Hello,A family member has a somewhat 'unique' situation coming up dealing with an estate and I thought I would jump in here to help them get some advice.Situation is this; they (family member) are one of three sibling...

So 16 hours over 2 days offsite led to a few interesting conversations recently, including a short conversation in renting furnished units to interns/co-ops.  My company rotates through a lot of co-ops on a semester b...

While the heading may be a bit misleading it's not entirely out of place. My brother and I are fairly new to real estate investing. We have a little over two years and 7 properties in our portfolio we have, 4 single f...

Hey Biggerpockets guys and gals! I've been watching some of the podcasts videos on YouTube for a little bit now ,and am interested in taking the leap towards getting my first rental, but feel like I still could use so...

A friend of mine in Sarasota, FL has a tenant that wants to purchase the town home they are renting.  Of course they will not qualify for a conventional loa.  The options they came up with were a lease option or a lan...

My wife and I are purchasing our first investment property SFR and the GC we are talking to is meeting all of the subs at the house and handling the estimates and putting together the final proposal for us during the ...

I have been introduced to a concept where the realtor used leaves some or all of their commission in the deal in exchange for a small piece of the action.  Example: $100,000 house, 80% LTV, so I $20,000 required downp...

HI BP,I came across an opportunity that I need some advice with.  I have an acquaintance (lets call him Bob) who owns a beautifully redone duplex in an area that is on the rise.   Bob is a professional contractor who ...