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Here is a problem that I am having with people who are saying they are private lenders. You will hear them say that it’s all hard money. They say this because of the interest rates. Little do these people who say they...
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I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:
How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?
Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...
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Hello everyone. I have an opportunity to get a personal loan for about $10k and was thinking about what I could do with it as far as investing. Obviously the loan would have a monthly payment which I will need to ac...
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MY FIRST INVESTMENT-DEAL OR NO DEAL!?I’m so grateful to the BP community. The many generous and knowledgeable people and resources are a blessing to a newbie like me. I was just introduced to the world of real estat...
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How would you describe a neighborhood that you wouldn't consider investing in? I live in a small to medium size Canadian city with a few not so great areas, but have some great deals from disgruntled landlords and/or...
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Own 3 homes, at what point did you outsource to a property management company?Did they rip you off? ( Not care For your home effectively)
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Economic Update(Monday, June 29, 2020)
The economy turned the corner in May after the sharpest and fastest downturn in U.S. history, but further progress in recovering from the pandemic is likely to come much slowe...
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I have held a triplex in Berkeley since 2002. It was the third property I purchased. It has about $2 million equity and a $550K principal balance. It is like a very extended BRRRR. I am finally ready for the refin...
I just inherited and took title to a 2 million dollar 7 unit apartment building in Beverly Hills. I had been managing it from Nevada for several years prior to my mom passing and last year we put a100K into it in ro...