First, I'm confused as to what exactly caused the housing bubble of 2007. It sounds like people were unable to pay their mortgages, thus resulting in foreclosure, but why were they suddenly unable to pay in the first ...

I understand the benefits behind hard money lending, its guarenteed return from your cash... however, what cases would a hard money lender trust someone they don't know/barely know? I'm getting to a point where I migh...

Hello Everyone my name is frank and I’m from the metro Detroit area, and I’m looking to do my first flip using a hard money lender I have 10k to put toward the deal with the lender. Just looking for advice on what pri...

I’ve been in real estate for about 9 years and have completed over 100 projects, yet I’ve never taken money from friends/family/Etc…. I have a ton of people ask to invest with me and I’ve always declined, yet I think...

I am an active investor here in Portland. Its a great market to work. However this isn't about me. I need advice on what advice to pass on to a buddy. I have a friend who has seen me enjoy some success flipping houses...

I am new to real estate investing and have read that it is best to present a business plan to obtain financing. Can anyone recommend a good source to find a real estate business plan template? If anyone has created on...

I'm an avid consumer of the BP podcasts, and to some extent the content on these forums. So I understand that any buy-and-hold strategies don't generally care about short-term market conditions. When asked "if the mar...

Good morning. As the owner of two investment properties now I'm looking at a third. However cash flow being short I'm looking for alternative means to purchase the property. One of those that I've looked at is the sel...

My husband and I are looking to buy an apartment complex in the next year. We are working on our investing education as well as our criteria. Ideally we would like at least 15 units. We have 550k in cash and would be ...

I have a silent partner who recently acquired life insurance money and wants to invest in real estate. However she does not know anything about the business and would prefer to be completely hands-off. In contrast I'...