Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are searching for methods to open homeownership to low income borrowers. (This is not for investors) There is a trend to use attorney opinion letters rather than title insurance. The title i...

Hey everyone,I was just curious if it would be weird for me to approach an investor that I know about being a potential private money lender for their flipping business. I went to high school with him and just recentl...

Hey, I'd like to get both landlords' and renters' thoughts on this. During the application process, I believe it is beneficial for both the landlord and the renter to have the renter be the one that runs his/her own r...

Since I get these questions a lot - I thought going out to the BP community to see what they think might be educational.As a private lender, I've discovered the term is very ambiguous and vague to borrowers. There are...

Know Thy Cap Rate: The illusive obvious.For some reason cap rates seem to be the most misunderstood term (ratio actually) in all of real estate. I often get asked by new investors what a cap rate is and what does it...

Hi BP Community,I'm fairly new to the site, but have been listening to the podcasts daily. Great info, and packed with lots of information. I'm a licensed architect working for a mid-size firm, now looking to get invo...

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...

Curious to understand some of the tax-related nuances with regard to taking a more passive approach through a syndication investment. Specifically, how this type of investment is typically treated for tax purposes (i....

So my wife and I are giving serious thought to starting a Self Directed IRA with plans to eventually purchase rental property. I haven't really been able to find a concrete, clear, concise breakdown of how it all work...

Every project I’ve done has had different requirements and dependencies. Understanding the key phases helps me form a structure on how long it’s going to take so I can effectively manage the timeframe and communicate ...