Hi BP!  How common is it in today’s market for a seller to carry a 2nd mortgage when selling his apartment building? Is the market too hot for today’s apartment building buyers to reasonably ask a seller to hold.a sec...

I was talking to my brother about apartment investing and he asked a question I want sure of the answer. Say I bring in a partner on a deal and they bring, say, the 20% down payment for a purchase, and we split owners...

I know many investors are glad to get an 8% CoC return on their properties because it's still better than most other investments and it's a whole lot better than anything you can get from a bank or savings account.
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I see a lot of investors get excited about depreciation because property values usually go up, but investors can report they went down on their taxes.I am skeptical this is actually an advantage.For example, commercia...

Just looking for your feedback on something I struggle with. Would you/do you purchase lower cost (50-75k) cash flowing properties or would you/do you continue saving and purchase larger higher priced (200k+) cash flo...

I’m considering going in with an investor on a new cabin. I would help manage the construction and also manage the cabin booking, etc. The other partner will own the cabin and take care of all financial obligations.  ...

I’m wanting to re-fi about 8 SFH rentals to take advantage of lower rates. Have owned them for varying amounts of times. Some just a couple/few years and others much longer. Trying to determine if I should just 30 yr ...

I'm interested in acquiring seller financed properties, in and around the Ottawa area. I'm not really sure where to start.Could anyone suggest resources to find these deals, or to find potential deals that I could the...

Since Socialism is the hot topic of the day, I would like to ask folks an honest question.

If you are a conservative, how are you able to support a war in Iraq with such a large price tag, yet be so against helping o...

Hi, I am a newbie from California here on BiggerPockets and I love all the great information I've been reading. I have lots of questions now but hope to be able to answer some in the not-to-distant future!

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