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A friend recently asked me to compare two Houston zip codes, 77008 and 77063, from an investment perspective.
Now, I'm a big fan of Texas, but the first thing I said to him was that the weather is HORRENDOUS. Anythin...
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Is it possible to get into real estate investing without a stable job? Or a without a job at all? I know you can use private lenders like family and friends, but when it comes to getting loans from hard money lenders ...
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So my husband and I have enough to put 25% down on a lake house that is about an hour and a half away from where we currently live. We have four other rental properties right now (just for background). My question has...
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I am going to rent out my townhome and am a first time landlord so I am coming here for a second opinion. I have been listing my townhome for a a few weeks now and I have had one person come look that is very interest...
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A friend of mine is a nurse and unfortunately she has MS, due to her illness she can call in to work with no limit of days. She applied for a refinance which will save her a lot of money and got denied because her HR ...
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With all of that has gone on in the last 3 weeks, I am curious to know who is still pushing forward and continuing to look for deals and will still buy and how many of those that are going to sit back and wait for thi...
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I see owner-finance deals everywhere. Do people just not know/care about Dodd Frank? Am I missing some great loophole that's allowing people to act as a lender?Disclaimer: I didn't even know Dodd Frank was a thing unt...
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Hi there everyone! Excited to get started on the process of learning more about REI here in the BP community.A little background, my wife and I just moved back to the Atlanta area and we're looking to find a multifami...
Hi guys. I am a newbie here and have been learning on this website plus google forums etc. I understand there are multiple ways to make secondary income but I would love to get some suggestions on what do you guys thi...