So looking for some veteran advice on how to vet a private money lender. This guy posted in our investors group on Facebook that he does private lending. So I figured I'd play along and emailed him. He said he does 10...

We presented our counter offer on a 6-plex, when another party crashed the party and offered full list price. Who does that in St. Louis! We were out of the deal. Getting that far was very exciting. It meant a quic...

Hello,I am a new invester, and have had quite the rocky start.  We've been housing students in some spare bedrooms for almost 2 years now in our own home, and an opportunity came up to purchase a house 1 house down fr...

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Many of you talk about borrowing against a self directed IRA. I have no such thing but in studying creative financing, I heard about borrowing against a life insurance policy. I have not accrued much...

I just finished reading this article:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2006/11/25/wholesaling-real-estate-basics/

“If you end up not being able to sell the property before you are expected to close then you u...

A syndicator has told me they can give a better return to IRA investors as they don't need depreciation and her accountant does this type K-1 schedule. This would mean the people investing from their personal savings ...

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Using VA loan so 0 down. Will live in 1 unit and rent other 2 out for 1200-1300 mo. If I'...

I own a 4 unit building (single family home converted to 4 separate units) by the University of Cincinnati which is rented to students. The utilities are not separately metered and I do not live in the building.  My ...

I am in the process of getting my real estate investment LLC off the ground and after meeting with an attorney and comparing costs to an online solution like Legal Zoom I am wondering if there is a benefit to one or t...

I never imagined that stretching every fiber of my will, determination, physical/mental strength and pushing my body to its limits would have catapulted me into investing in real estate.  You see I am a triathlete and...