Hello BP,I have been lurking here for some time, and I have found this community invaluable. I recently got an interest in real estate investing. I purchased my first property about 8 months ago, and had a new opportu...

Curious to see how everyone is allocated between Real Estate, Stocks, and Cash, and cash in hand / debt ratio in 2015.No one needs to share their actual numbers, unless you want to, but just percentages.For example, i...

We are getting our first commercial loan on a property to initially rent out.  It is zoned single family but there are 2 dwellings.  We intend on renting both units out for minimum of 1 year before we move into one of...

Hello! I am new to this forum and fairly new to the business of real estate investing. The knowledge I have has come from helping my wife obtain her real estate agent licensing, as well as helping her sell her first f...

Hi everyone,I am a new member of BiggerPockets and am eager to learn from everyone! My husband and I own a rental property and a primary residence. We are looking to buy a bigger primary residence to start a family. W...

Hi BP community,
I'm a brand new investor in the process of completing my first purchase of a single family rental. I am leveraging a HELOC on my primary home to fund the 25% down payment for the investment property....

Good Morning BP family,I found myself entangled in loopholes this morning as I finished drafting my most recent Real Estate 5 year plan. I recently received some advice about forming my strategy as a beginning Investo...

Hey everyone, I’m new to BP this is my first post and really enjoying the awesome info on the forums. I’m in my mid 30s and ready to jump into real estate investing. We moved to the Seattle area almost 4 years ago and...

Hello Bigger Pockets,I am a Private Money Lender.  I only lend to real estate investors.  I only lend to business entities (i.e. LLCs and Incorporated).  I do not lend to individuals.  I also only lend on non-owner oc...

BP - help me out here, as this is really throwing me for a loop —Everything I’ve read and been told says you need 20-25% down on investment properties ie: non-owner-occupied I’ve seen a few BPers in the deal diaries s...