Joseph Waitkevich
What is the best online rent collecting service?
My partners and I started out with RentRedi but have had numerous problems in a short amount of time from tenants having trouble navigating and submitting payments to an unhelpful support team as well as long payment ...
Corey Dutton
Private Money Lenders Take 53% of U.S. Mortgage Market
From the “Banking Weekly,” a Financial Times podcast from June 2nd, non-bank lenders in the U.S., also called private money lenders, are starting to dominate the U.S. mortgage market. For the first time in history, pr...
Zach Norris
Confused - Finance a Down Payment through a Private Lender?
Hey! I'm very excited to be starting my real estate career and am looking at buying my first rental property as soon as I can. I've been reading a ton of the information on BiggerPockets but still find myself without ...
Benjamin Beyer
Designations and Certifications for Newbies
Hi BP Nation,Recently, I got my real estate license. I see some of the other realtors with different designations and certifications, like Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) or Certified Residential Specialist (C...
Paul McDaniel
Tips for starting in the Phoenix market right now
I know phoenix has been a great place for rental properties, with a heavy focus on property appreciation vs just straight cash flow. I'm exploring getting into this market now. I've been working with a great agent ...
Martin Z.
1031 intermediary safeguards
Hi everyone, I'm new to 1031 exchanges, what safeguards are there so an intermediary doesn't steal your funds on a delayed exchange? Are the funds somehow insured?Thank you in advance.
Ben Ballinger
SRO (Single Room Occupancy) Properties
Hi all; anyone have experience owning SRO properties? I’ve come across one and am intrigued, but have no experience or even know where to start with analyzing such a property.I’m assuming such properties house transie...
Dustin McLeod
Trouble with understanding finances/financing
I really want to jump in and acquire my first property. I feel like I'm ready, but also I have a lot of fear of messing up terribly. Most of my fear is coming from the fact that I don't understand the finances enough,...
Robert Chambers
How to get a loan with only Capital and Credit / NO INCOME?
What percent down would I have to put on investment properties to get approved for a loan? I tried doing numbers with an 8% cap rate and 70% of the income allowed to be used towards yours. The percent down comes to ab...
John Cardinale
HELOC's on rental property
Hello, I'm looking for a bank or credit union that offers HELOC's on Rental property. Thanks!