I'm getting ready to partner with an experienced investor/flipper on my first flip. He has recommended getting a 0% interest credit card to float material/labor costs while waiting on the bank draws once each stage of...

There is a group called the PII (Portland Investment Initiative) that are heavily invested in the area. What are your thoughts on the potential for appreciation here? 

I want to start by saying that this is my first deal. This question serves two purposes, to educate myself and to allow others to get valuable and transparent information on closing costs of conventional loans for inv...

Hey guys! I am looking for any recommendations of realtors that do Single Family as well as Multi Family investment properties in the Lower Westchester county, NY area. Specifically Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains...

Just curious how many of you get to the point the seller is willing to sell you the property an the house is still full of the decedents property ? Do you have someone come in an buy/sell the contents ? make the ow...

I posted this on my BP blog but figured would probably get more traffic on the forums.**To maximize table and graphs you will need to go to my biggerpockets blog on my profile and click the pictures to enlarge. Forum ...

My parents currently own a home in Seattle, Washington.  It's worth about $160k, and they owe an FHA loan of about $140k on it.  I recently purchased my first home and moved my parents in with me so that they can cash...

A big step in my journey was becoming a thought leader in the real estate finance business. I knew I needed to become an expert in order to get the right investors and build my reputation. It wasn't enough for me to k...

Among the many things I've learnt about real estate is how crucial it is to use data when analyzing markets and making investments. I think that data should guide our decisions, even if some people may rely on their e...

Hey everyone.Just wanted to gauge sentiment here. If you are planning on buying property on the next dip, what percentage decrease (I.E. 10%, 20% decrease from price highs) would you target for adding to more properti...