I heard that there is no license needed to broker private/ hard money loans, Is there any truth to this? I know that you don't need one in the commercial sector. Is there one needed in the residential hard mney sec...

What is the ave down pymt?

hi BP,just want to thank you! stumbling on this site was the best thing ever!I don't have time to write out the details bc its still work in progress and I'm just updating you all on my journey here on BP.Thx for the ...

hi there,I'm about to get my first property under contract using owner financing by 10% down and all payments going towards principal for 20 years! My question is the previous owner still has the first lien on the hou...

Hi all. I am a health care professional that has always been fascinated by real estate investing. I have around $ 200,000 extra income a year to invest after maximizing my other retirement plans. I would like to be...

Hello all, I am a 30 year old investor who is seeking to retire at 45...or earlier. ..through rental property investing.  My goal is to acquire 15-24 properties in the next 15 years to replace my income and be financi...

I'm looking to better understand how folks who live in CA structure their investment entities that are out of state. I'm looking at some investments in OH and will create a LLC there to own the property, but I can't q...

Hi All,I'm relatively new to the Denver area, and very new to the Bigger Pockets forum. I've been keeping an eye on the Denver market for the last 6 months or so, and I've got a few questions for active investors in t...

Hey everyone!
I've been lurking around BP, soaking up everything from books to podcasts for a few months. Now, it's time to finally take the leap and write my first post.
A bit of a background: two years back, I mov...

How do you draw the two dividing lines between these three types of neighborhoods? Is the A-D (and sometimes F) system in common use for grading neighborhoods the best possible system for those interested in investing...