For you "private lenders" what mistakes have you made? I'm wondering if private lenders are 1. willing to disclose mistakes and 2. what they did to correct it, if they did at all.

I just read about private lending, t...

Taking an informal Poll here on the "due on sale clause" enforcement. Wondering what people's experiences have been when purchasing a property secured by a loan under the individual's name, then shortly after transfer...

Hey BP,
I have a question that has been on my mind for sometime now. I was reading a few threads from the archivsection on this but i still needed a little bit of clarification.

I notice that some investors invest i...

BP People, what would you do if you wanted to get any loan or hard or private money lending but your credit score was 400 something and you weren't able to get anything to help get started in your real estate venture ...

Hi All,In the process of renting our property, we received many applications. One of them was an aggressive lady on section 8. She assured us she has excellent credit score. My dad who was helping with the process, se...

Diary entry One- I just spent a month doing the due diligence, aligning the management team, developing relationship with key players (particularly the lender), and I am almost there.  Well, .. . . was almost there.  ...

Hi, everyone! I was sitting around with a few members of a Meetup group I am in. The question was asked "if you only had $500 to start your first business, how would you use the money?" So, I thought it would be an in...

Hi BiggerPockets,
I am looking to buy a duplex for $198K plus minimal closing costs.  Income is $750 per unit or $1,500 per month.  I wanted to get a loan with 25 % down payment.  I have already put in a bid for the ...

Did anyone see the sub prime meltdown coming?,did anyone see the housing market crash coming?,did anyone see our top financial institutes go belly up coming? and did anyone see this coming when Wall Street crashed int...

Okay, what am I doing wrong here?

I admit, I am fairly new to the Real Estate field, I began maybe 6 months ago with wholesaling, which is pretty straight forward. I found that it lacked a large enough custom...