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Account Closed I am dumbfounded by the high prices investors are paying for property.
29 June 2015 | 44 replies

This happens to me time and time again. I just got off the phone with a seller of a house in Florissant MO who told me that 5 other people made offers on his house and that my offer was less than half of what the nex...

Christopher W. How much to pay private lenders?
7 June 2012 | 59 replies

Like the title says, how much do you pay your private lenders? I have seen that 8% - 15% seems like the average.

Now another question - is that 8-15% on the money they lend you or of your final profit?

Robert Collins I’ve never heard of anyone having success investing in a war zone
5 September 2019 | 57 replies

I’m reading the book on long distance investing and it’s on the part about warzones and I’ve never heard of anyone having a great experience investing or managing property in those areas. I read the section 8 bible bo...

Nat C. Recorded lien AFTER closing
14 August 2020 | 56 replies

I purchased a property in Miami Dade a few years back. A year after owning it, a new tenant moved in and when she tried to turn the water service on, she was told there was a lien for unpaid water. The water company w...

Tim G. 300k+ in equity in 3 years, low cash flow should I 1031 out of CA
8 May 2017 | 109 replies

In 2013 I had some good timing. Purchased a four unit apartment building, built in 1980 with major tenant and management issues. It cost me around $360k all in but I used an FHA203k loan so my out of pocket was around...

Nicole Pettis This isn't easy...
4 September 2016 | 80 replies

Many say grit and persistence keeps us going. @Engelo Rumora  reminds us to be willing to keep going when you don't think you can keep going any longer. And I've learned that its about the relationships that you build...

Joshua Feit Why am I running into the WORST wholesalers?
2 October 2022 | 124 replies

Hey BP! In 2017, so far I have run into about eight wholesalers who were:-Marketing properties they did not have under contract-Daisy-chaining deals 3 and 4 deep-Marking properties up 200 or more percent-Dealing with ...

Kaylee Walterbach What's your best real estate deal EVER?
25 May 2023 | 230 replies

Here's your chance to be featured in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine!In 50 words or less, what's the best real estate deal you've ever done?

By responding here, you're allowing us to print your name...

Kevin Hill This is Not the Real Estate Environment for Rookie Investors
28 October 2021 | 163 replies

I don't want to announce the sky is falling and be a Debbie Downer, but in my opinion, now is NOT the time to be investing in real estate for rookie investors, especially flips. I keep seeing a lot of posts from newbi...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...