Noelle Lothamer
Cockroaches: A deal-breaker?
I have an opportunity to buy a performing 3-unit (with 2 additional potential basement units) via private sale from an older landlord who is looking to start stepping back from his responsibilities. He owns around a d...
Barry B.
Looking for a Construction loan in Oakland (Bay Area)
We have an LLC that owns 2 lots (no loans), we have approved plans and plan to starting building 2 adjacent homes this summer in the Oakland Hills, off Hwy 13. Great location, close to Montclair village, schools, free...
Ashton Davis
Private money lender
We are in the begging stages of planning my REI future and for my first deal. I have a committed private investor, but as neither of us has done anything like this before there are so many questions we want answered s...
Casey Tyler
How to get cash for an auction?
I am just starting out as an investor and was hoping to get some advice from the more experienced investors. In my area prices are going crazy high so I want to look into all avenues for finding inventory. One option...
Kerry P Iliff
When To Bring in A Private Lender?
Hello BP Members! I am writing to ask a question related to "the order of things" when it comes to starting out. I have not bought my first deal yet because my seed money will come from a refi on my current home. Refi...
Noah Kellar
Initial Cash Borrowing
Hello, all.My name is Noah Kellar & I am a 22 year-old in the research stage of rental property investing. I came across this website through Brandon Turner’s book, “Rental Property Investing” (great book). I am l...
Jim Froehlich
Investment Home Refinance - "Front-End" Debt-to-Income Ratio
Scenario - one private home; multiple investment properties - when attempting to re-finance a hard money loan for ONE investment property, in terms of the "front-end" ratio (which I understand to be max 28%), does the...
Michelle Felkey
Looking for advice/guidance
My husband and I “retired” early did the whole sell everything and full time RV. We started that journey almost 3 years ago. Last year we bought a park model home and updated it. Our plan was to Airbnb it but decid...
Kirit Patil
Separation of the shared driveway
I have a shared driveway in the bay area, California. My neighbor and I use the common area of hammerhead driveway to access our respective garages. Our garage door are facing each other. The common driveway is 18’ (9...
Alicia Zhao
Is interest from private lending passive income?
Hi,I lent some money to 3 people last year as a private lender. I told my tax accountant that it should be considered as passive income to offset the passive loss from my rental property. But my tax accountant said it...