Susan Tan
How to be OK w/ buying rentals sight unseen from out of state?
As I described in https://www.biggerpockets.com/..., I've purchased this 4plex sight unseen after watching the video tours made by my realtor/property manager, then reading the inspection & appraisal. I trust my ...
Andrey Y.
Syndication: Raise 30-35% or 100% of the purchase price?
I have been diligently researching the art of underwriting small multifamily apartment buildings, and I am unclear how much capital is raised in the typical deal. Say, on a $300k building, should I be raising $100k fr...
Enyi Ajoku
House Flipping with my Contractor
Hello Everyone, i've been looking at doing some flips next year and i hope i could get some tips to the strategy i want to work with.I have been searching and networking with some contractors, after some conversation ...
Emily Bolander
Analysis Paralysis: my first deal (Duplex)
I'm a total newbie to Bigger Pockets, but not to Real Estate in general. My husband and I have flipped (cosmetic updates) a couple houses that we've lived in and are ready to make a move to a buy and hold rental prope...
Abe Naroth
Private lending to buy foreclosures
I am new to RE ’investing’. Based in Katy, TX, I have a mortgage and my DTI ratio is 30%. I have roughly $100k in my emergency fund and would like to venture into foreclosures. However, I do not want to liquidate my e...
Leigh C
Wanting the Loan officer to put skin in the game. Is this possible?
So, I'm selling a property and I know this USDA mortgage broker is just telling me (the seller) whatever i want to hear. I've heard it before, we all have.....Is there any way to get this guy to suffer some sort o...
Sharee Mason
Financing the first "investment" property
All of my previous investments have been financed as primary residences, because I lived in them first and then moved and rented. This time around I am wanting to purchase an investment using a loan (I have always us...
Justin Koopmans
Would a Hard Money Lender Loan on this Situation?? Newbie ?s :)
So.. Here's the situation.
I've found a property I would like to purchase The bank won't loan on it because it needs some rehabI would like to get a hard money loan to purchase it and fix it upThen I would like to mo...
Lam N.
You think age could be an issue?
Husband and I currently have 5 properties with tenants. Just bought 3 more. So, we are very active at acquiring income generating rental properties. Between the two of us, I'm in charge of the rehabbing and mainten...
Sean McFadden
New Member from Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Hello everyone!I just spent the past 27 hours of a cross country road trip binge listening to the first 27 BiggerPockets podcasts, and wanted to come here to say. I'm hooked. I wanted to post this introduction earlier...