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Hello BiggerPockets!
My name is David W. Paul and I am a private equity investor located in Northern Palm Beach County. I have noticed a great deal of big VC firms coming down and buying up real-estate at ma...
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I was at a sherrifs sale in november and saw a property with a sale price of 360k in 2005 (8 plex) which the bank was forclosing on. The upset price was 166k and no one bid. The bank got it for a dollar. This past Mon...
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Has anyone used 1st Quick Funding, a New York-based private (hard money) lender? I am looking for any experiences.
Gary
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I found a park owner that wants to sell his park in CA. Owner is asking 2.6m and i'm trying to figure out whether or not i should make him a fair offer or pass on the deal. The park is located outside of the city. Wha...
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I was scanning a blog I found here on BP when I noticed the following statement.
Total private-market securitization this year: about $13 billion, roughly one week of GSE-based production. The big housing que...
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HelloI live in Ohio, but I am right next to West Virginia, and the bulk of my investing will probably be in West Virginia. I purchased one rental property in West Virginia last month and am under agreement to purchase...
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I live in New York City but everything is too expensive there. Would Arizona be a better starting spot?
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What are some of your depreciation strategies? I am trying to determine the best strategies to increase my depreciation and lessen the time table. Typically one would do a cost segregation for each building. My consul...
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If I were to purchase a property solely with private lenders (say 3-4 different individuals) using debt financing (i.e. I own the property and they are the 'bank'), in addition to the Promissory Note should I also sig...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in St. Louis.
Purchase price: $106,000
I am beyond excited that I recently closed on my second duplex in St. Louis!
I secured an...