Hi All, looking for a little advice.I started renting my house a little over a year ago.  Everything went fine and they moved out when their lease was up, (well 15 days early but... they had paid for the month, eventu...

Ok - I just dont get it...If a seller carries the second, does that mean he is actually taking out a mortgage for like 20% so that you pay only 80? Or that he's cashing out 20% and giving it to you, or what?
Is it som...

Hey everyone,
I know a lot of you out there will immediately say it is not worth paying for a mentor. Go to REI clubs read books etc... I do all of this and because of it have been successful in my first two deals. I ...

Is there a such as thing as being too educated. After reading several books going to meetups and conferences And even some classes. At what point does a person start applying the knowledge that is has been gained.

My current lease for tenants is pretty basic. Covers the obvious things. I've lurked in these forums for quite some time and I've come across things where I think "Oh, we need that in the lease...and that...and damn w...

Hello! My name is Lynn and I am new to Bigger Pockets. I'm in the midst of educating myself on real estate investing and my goal is to pursue rentals and flips close to my home in the Chicago suburbs. I figured in a f...

Hi!Following a podcast, I went about finding a property on Realtor.com to analyze. I found that the information on the website about the property not provide enough details to complete filling in the blanks on the ana...

Hello BP! I am one step closer to officially being an investor. I have been presented with a promissory note secured by real estate by a borrower, but I am very nervous about how to proceed with the drafted note provi...

So i see a lot of people ask what to use when estimating a vacancy rate or a cap expense rate. And a lot of times on pro-forma sheets a vacancy is listed at 5%. I just can't comprehend how that is a realistic number f...