I've been spending a good deal of my time on this site lately looking into what it takes to being on the lending side - private / hard money lending, investing in notes, etc... Seems like there are a ton of legal r...
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I am a real estate investor in Peoria with one duplex and one single family home so far but want to keep growing. Looking to connect with some other real estate investors in the area!
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I am a nurse by day and a father of 4 boys I am doing everything I can for my family. I want to get into real estate to one day get out of the rat rase of the hospital life. I have a house I bought back in 2014 and no...
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Hi all, total newbie question here. Or maybe a couple, really. Or maybe I just need to ramble a little about a few things that confuse me as I make my way through these initial first stages of real estate self educati...
Hello all. I have ~$24k in car loans for which I had a plan to get paid off in a few months, while continuing to save money to begin investing in real estate... to date, we have accumulated close to $30k, kept in a “...
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Hi BPers,First, thanks to all who replied to my first post about possibly walking away from my wholesaling "mentor," who I suspect is holding me back. As I continue learning about the wholesaling business while rampi...
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Wondering if someone can give some newbies advice. We are looking at making our first purchase of a single-family home rental property out of state. The particular home is $200 K and we could supply 20% down. We just ...
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My husband and I invested a new construction started in August, and it has been a roller coaster since then. It shouldn't be so stressful if i had a trustworthy project manager. However, i chose the wrong person becau...
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Hi Everyone! We have been investing for 7 -8 years now and the banks r now saying we are at a 43% debt ratio. I've always used the smaller banks but I NOW NEED a great bank not a hard money lender. We have great liqu...
I had some financial difficulties in 2019 and defaulted on 3 payments. I was offered forbearance for 6 months in 2020. My financial situation improved in 2020 and have been making regular payments since 10/20. A few...