Hello,  I have been researching loans and financing options and discovered that many lenders will let borrowers put a lot less than 20% down on a property, given that they get PMI.  Now, this sounds great for investor...

I have a warehouse type apartment that doesn't have any blinds and no one can really look directly into the apartment without a telescope or something. I have a female tenant who is moving in in two weeks and she's as...

What would you do with $300,000 cash?

Hi everyone!  I am new to the Biggerpockets community, though have listened to Josh's and Brandon's podcasts for over a year now, and been more of a passive reader of the wealth of information on BP.  My wife and I cu...

Shock, Anger, Denial, Depression, and Acceptance…These are the 5 stages people go through during a traumatic event.About 2 years ago, I had my traumatic event when a family member’s health took a serious turn for the ...

I have a rental I’ve owned since 2011, it’s appreciated significantly and I currently never plan to sell it, but I’d like to capitalize on the equity in the home without selling it, so I could possibly possible use th...

Hello Note People. I just wanted to stop in and share some of my takeaways from the Note Buyer’s Boot Camp held by American Home Preservation in Chicago last week. This post might be useful to newbies like me thinking...

Sorry, I asked the wrong question. I meant to say What is a good cap rate? How do you determine what CAP rate you should strive for?

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50% of the new investors I talk to live somewhere that's not affordable as a rental market.
They want to invest but feel handcuffed by the high prices and competition around them.
I say "dude, you need to pick a new...

Hi all, I'll try to be brief.My house has been on the market for 5 months with no offers, even with 2 open houses and extensive marketing. It's large, is a 1920's historic home in a very high-demand area, and feedback...