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So as I was reading the forums where hard money lenders were being researched, a thought struck me. I am a high earner and have maybe $150k extra cash per year to invest. If I were to use that cash to invest in buying...
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There are plenty of opinions out there about staging a home to provide a higher sales price and/or faster sale.
Is this recommended for flips? It seems like the cost is fairly high to stage, thus eating into the f...
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So I'm 25 now, and I have a very serious girlfriend who, in the next year or two, may become my fiancee, and I want to make sure that we're both taken care of. My income is about $35.5K per year. (She makes about 42K ...
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Hi BP friends - I'm moving to San Diego for work and have been preparing and saving to start investing for quite some time. I have around $100k capital to invest, and I've prequalified for a loan up to $1.2m. Initiall...
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OK, this is for one of our developers - the people who keep this site up and running. She would REALLY appreciate any advice you can give. She's a newer landlord, so go easy on her.She rented her property to a new t...
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I have found a HML that will lend up to 70% ARV at 12 percent. The closing costs are 3000 (which includes one point at closing) and there are 2 points due at payoff. Draws for rehab require inspection at a cost of 125...
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Hey community,
I'm intrigued by the concept of progressive scaling in real estate syndication investments and wanted to open up a discussion. In theory, when diversifying a substantial investment across multiple synd...
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Hi everyone - this is my first post. I've been hunting for a deal and I may have just found one. I need some advice because there may be ethical & "bleeding heart" flaws in my plan. Here it is:I'm a mortgage lo...
Hi BP Community,
I am an absolute beginner to real estate investing (never made a deal). I read Brandon Turner's Ultimate Beginners Guide and want to overcome analysis inertia. My goal is to make a deal within the ne...
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Last night my partner and I were on the phone with a seller's agent negotiating an offer and everything seemed to be going well. We had made an earlier offer which she told us they wouldn't accept. After looking at ou...