Marci Stein
getting a loan on a private road ?
My cash offer is accepted on a house which I love, at a good price, which I WAS happy about until.....I learned it's very hard if not impossible to get a loan on house that's on a private road. Because it is on a ...
Derrick S.
Why would I ever become a HML?
I know that HML is a lose term, but I'd define it as loaning money for interest plus points once a deal has been verified. It seems like I could make a lot more as a professional JV, partnering in the profits 50/50 an...
William Kyle Walker
Over stating the rehab to increase the LTV/LTC? Decrease skin in the game
I have been looking into lots of information about the 504 SBA loan and was thinking of a new strategy and wanted to get some input on the idea. I have a feeling that it might be on the grey side of legal but not sure...
Elizabeth Upham
How to leverage equity for first flip purchase
Hello! I'm so new to this site as well as the real estate investing arena. I'm currently doing interior design/furniture rehabbing, but am getting ready to pull the trigger on my first flip. I spend so much time at s...
Corey Dutton
How Does a Hard Money Lender Value My Property?
When making a loan, a bank and hard money lender have different opinions when it comes to determining the value of the property. The appraised value is really not that important to a private lender. Instead, a hard mo...
Joshua Dorkin
MAJOR BP Update Next Week! NEW: Closed Networking & Much More
We're planning on doing a MAJOR upgrade to BiggerPockets next week and I wanted to make sure everyone was aware.
1 - We're creating a closed network within the site for our users, so you can network privately amongst...
Eduardo Balines
Olech private lender
Was wondering if anyone has heard of Olech Thaddeus a private money lender. Wanted to know your experience with him. Was looking to start flipping homes about 6 months ago and contacted him about a private Loan on a h...
James Kim
Private/Hard money lender rates
Hi BP,I'm curious (as I've never gone through with one myself yet) what I should generally expect with rates on private/hard money lenders? Is there a general mark up above market rates that is typical? or is it just ...
Luke Nam
What to do with bad credit and low cash reserves
Hi everyone first off very excited to be on here and excited to learn more about real estate investing. My situation is kinda weird as I started out in real estate about 1 year ago, I got into short-term rentals and h...
Twana Rasoul
What do you want to learn more about? - San Diego
Hello Fellow San Diegans,I had a lot of you reach out based on my last post regarding not paying for real estate education when starting out. I got quite a bit of push back, understandably. But I met with quite a few...