![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1789884/small_1621515586-avatar-kaiz3.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi, my name is Kai. I recently read Brandon's book “The Book on Rental Property Investing" and got really interested in real estate investing. But here is my situation. I work in the finance industry, and my day job i...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/521484/small_1621481094-avatar-johnc251.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Good afternoon, all.I hope that you are each having an enjoyable weekend. Please forgive me if this ends up being a rant but have any of you had any dealings with the Doug Clark Real Estate Training? I attended a fre...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/63708/small_1621413420-avatar-graymack.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
As a rehabber, I'm willing to borrow money at more than the usury-limited rate of 10% (I live in California). I have seen posts in the past indicating that private money can be loaned at higher interest rates if the b...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/169950/small_1685187252-avatar-bhall005.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey Folks,I'm in the market for my first property (investment and otherwise) and was on the phone with a loan officer earlier today. The original plan was that my parents would match my cash contribution and classify ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/37034/small_1621370217-avatar-dkonipol.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I used to think that the “big difference” , The “great divide” in investments was between equity and debt. A number of years later I revised my thinking and thought “business vs real estate”. Then I came to the conc...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/757571/small_1621496774-avatar-rauls10.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hope this post finds you well. As I sit here at my J-O-B sharing my first post to the bigger pockets family, I would like to get some feedback/ direction. So a little back story about me, I'm 20 years young from the ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1433/small_1621345676-avatar-toomuch.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Again, without writing a novel explaining the details and reasoning behind this (should be obvious to the experts anyways) - I want to locate properties owned by distressed sellers.
Maybe they're not even selling eit...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1581992/small_1694933365-avatar-johnl801.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I notice that it's a mixed bag when it comes to management on here. Half prefer to manage all their properties themselves and the other half won't touch a property without a manager/management company. Why is this suc...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/563746/small_1621492684-avatar-kristib8.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
VRBO's are they a good way to maximize a properties returns? I have 2 very nice properties under contract. One has a main home, 3k sq ft with a 1 bedroom cottage, a 2 bedroom cottage & an efficiency apt. The other...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/739/small_1621345540-avatar-esnuts.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
After watching this awesome Tony robbins interview which you can find here==http://tonyrobbinstraining.com/320/interview-with-frank-kern-and-john-reese/ (It's about why beginners fail at internet marketing, but it's ...