Hello,I understand that the answer to this question depends on the local market.  High cost areas, like SF bay area, would need higher down payment to have positive cash flow and vice versa.That's why I am curious abo...

Hi BP, I was trying to explain real estate development to a gentlemen who is interested in getting "in the game". I was explaining how I structure the purchase of land into deals and how I go about it.  It got me thi...

Hello,I have several SFRs that have lots of equity in them and I wondering if anyone used a method of cross-collateralization to pledge the equity as collateral, thus avoiding doing a cash-out refinance or HELOC. It s...

Hi All,My first post here. I started investing in real estate in July of last year and now have 3 rental properties. 1 in Alabama purchased through REI Nation and 2 in Port Charlotte Florida purchased through Rent to ...

Hi All,I have a question about the mobile home park syndication. From one syndication deal, I constantly received the same amount of the owner distribution each month as an LP. I did also invest in some other multifam...

Hi everyone! I am very excited to be a part of this community! I've taken some big leaps of faith because of Bigger Pockets (and Rich Dad Poor Dad) over the last few months and couldn't be happier. I listen to BP podc...

Thought a few of you might enjoy this article on investing in Yuan with Chinese bank accounts:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704307404576080222812076888.html

Hi All. I am entering into a contract for a Mobile Home Park (MHP) soon. The seller and I have already agreed on a price and I have received the contract. Before I move to the next step I have been reading a book from...

I'm looking at a 100% leveraged deal on a 6-plex in a college town. This property should cash flow even (or very close to it)  with $0 down and should be an excellent appreciation play. I'm putting 10% down through a ...

I started writing this post last week, but the banking errr.. financial 'crisis' of 2023 (and make no doubt about it, that's what this is) has been 'evolving' so rapidly I had to delete what I was going to post to sta...