Bryan Hancock
Is There Value In Having So Many Intermediaries Between Borrowers and The Secondary Market For Mortgages?
Fannie and Freddie are obviously doing a terrible job of assessing risk for borrowers with their mounds of prescribed paperwork. Apparently the Danes allow borrowers to access loans via the secondary market directly w...
Carlos Castellanos
Cost per sq ft (SoCal)
For those of you So Cal Flippers/Rehabbers doing fix/flip in LA County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, I had a friend give me the following numbers and wanted to hear feedback from others who are "in it" reg...
Stephen Bass
to 1031 or not? Can bonus depreciation be used to generate similar tax benefits?
I'm working with family that is in the wind-down/retirement phase of their real estate investment careers. They have been actively managing a few small mulitfamily homes for many years and no longer desire to be acti...
Philip Pape
Tax rate / treatment for short-term profit on security agreement
I am taking back a second lien on a property undergoing renovation. In a simultaneous transaction, I am entering a security agreement with the owner for a share of any profits from sale and (if applicable) rental, whi...
Tyler Kastelberg
A Market Metric that You Shouldn't Overlook
There is a common metric pro investors use to choose markets that many newbies overlook ... the gap between the estimated average mortgage payment and market rentRent vs. Own Gap = Avg. Estimate Mortgage Payment - 2 B...
Jonathan Toruno
Wholesaling questions!! Please would really appreciate the help!
I was wanting to have somebody look at my contracts and make sure I have them right or where am I suppose to write down and what I have to fill in? Please any help will do! I’m very green but I’m determined to learn!
Paul Ramirez
Buying first property in Southern California, where do I start!?
Hello all,
I am new to real estate investing world. I have two connections that have some experience with multi family properties. I am struggling on calculating the numbers to determine a good deal. Simply put I don...
Daniel Mendez
BP Podcast #344: Is he right?
Good evening investors,I was recently watching Biggerpockets Podcast show #344 on YouTube. During this podcast, David mentioned that when he works with investors he doesn't look into comps for the property that the in...
Ed McIver
Mold on vinyl siding
I just receive a call from my banker. It seems the real estate appraiser said there was Mold on the vinyl siding and I might need to get an environmental assessment of the property to determine how to remove the mold....
Steve Grimes
House Occupants
Through administrative foreclosure due to unpaid taxes, I was recently deeded an out-of-state property that has some occupants. I don't know if they are the former owners or renters and how they might react to "the n...