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New investor here. I’m looking for some advice about screening hard money and private money lenders. What are considered some fair terms and what are some things to look for and avoid? Where’s a good placeto find repu...
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Hey! My name is Jay, and I live about an hour north of Seattle. I am entering the real estate investing market, looking to work hard and drive great results. My background is in retail management. Recently, I have...
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Just facts please!
We bought Commercial Short Sale & Foreclosure Machine/Goldrush by DC Fawcett & Karen earlier this year, and have been out of the country traveling the last two months.
Returned today to...
Hi,Here's my situation:1) My mom inherited a fully paid off duplex with tenants in Florida - not the best property, not the best hood, not the best tenats... but never look a gift horse in the mouth!2) Mom does not li...
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I am interested in buying a SFH in South Bend, IN, I would like to offer 70k but I can only get a minimum loan amount of 80k (60k loan with 25% down) from a conventional mortgage. The seller is offering a "seller's cr...
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Does anybody know where to find historical (say 1990-2015) apartment cap rates for a specific market. Would brokers have this info?ThanksNick
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If this has already been discussed, please direct me to the forum :-) because I couldn't find it on my own.
So I am finally to the point where I am looking for motivated sellers. I have came across some forums where ...
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Hi! We are really excited about our very first purchase after learning about and doing all our research on Bigger Pockets, but we need a little help figuring out how to structure this and thought someone here on Bigg...
My brother and I moved to Houston, TX recently and are new to BP and real estate investing in general. We are cash buyers, and my brother has experience in rental properties, but we want to get involved in fix'n'flip...
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Hi all,I just picked up a 600 sq ft house in the Regis area. I was hoping to gut it and add 800 square feet on the back but I just learned that it has no foundation! It looks like it'll have to be scraped. I need to...