Eric Kissinger
Owner financing vs. bank financing
Hello all. I am interested about the pro's and cons of owner financing, rather than 20% investment traditional bank financing. I understand that owner financing can be more flexible as long as the seller is willing to...
James Park
Is it better to invest in real estate or the stock market?
This is response to @mark ferguson's post on "Is it better to invest in real estate or the stock market. I believe in diversifying your investments and not putting all your eggs in one basket. I don't think it is heal...
David Sweatman
100K, good credit, what would you do?
Greetings BP Community!I'm a real estate broker living in Raleigh, NC, and I'm looking for my next real estate investment. I have some experience flipping, 3 flips with cash over the last 3 years, netting 20%-25% (be...
CJ M.
Banks calling loans
So far I've only used 2 lenders for my financing. One said that my loans could not be called. The other lender said, "technically yes, but I've never seen it here in 10 years if you keep making your payments on time."...
Danny Webber
THIS YEAR YOU NEED A 12% NET NET RETURN ON YOUR REI TO BREAKEVEN
Am i thinking about this the right way?US dollar net value drops almost 7% in the last three months+An assumed true inflation rate of 5% (shadowstats.com)Loss of purchasing power 7% + Inflation @ 5%= 12% decline in ov...
Corey Dutton
Yale Professor Robert Shiller Warns About Speculative Real Estate Bubbles in Some U.S. Cities
Despite reports from U.S. Media sources that the real estate bust is over, Yale professor Robert Shiller is still skeptical. Best known for his research that produced the S&P/Case-Shiller house price indices for t...
Account Closed
Howdy from Dallas/Fort Worth
I'm Dave. Nice to be here. I learned of BP through the podcast, am happily catching up through the years' worth of episodes. I'm in my 30s and am a journalist by day.The rental and residential home markets in DFW have...
Pratap Koppula
CAP Rate vs Interest Rate
Looking for a small multi-Unit in California, realized, at times, the Capitalization rate is less than the interest rate (Negative return). Considering the cost of selling expenses, this is really risky in a short ter...
Brent Zande
Has COVID-19 tanked your investment strategies?
I came across this recent survey of real estate investors across the United States which shows that nearly all are in agreement that this pandemic hasn’t dissuaded them away from real estate investing. In fact, it’s a...
Lynn Leigh
New Investor in SF Searching for Tips and Advice
Hello Bigger Pockets! I am so glad to have found you all as my partner and I begin an exciting adventure in real estate investing. We have two separate real estate projects we are currently working on. One involves se...