![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2798008/small_1690938284-avatar-dustins246.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey Team
The short version:
Who do I talk to about a deal where I have a private lender providing the downpayment and a standard portfolio lender providing the rest? Do I need to tell the portfolio lender that so...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/411685/small_1621449906-avatar-samuelb12.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am just starting to look at my first properties with my girlfriend and we stumbled upon a listing down the street for a duplex being sold as an approved short sale. We are determined to buy a small multi-family prop...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/317911/small_1621443833-avatar-jdarringross.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I had the chance to speak with Michael Blank on my podcast about just this. If you are interested, please give it a listen, and let me know what you think.http://commercialrealestatepronetwork.com/podcasts...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/374458/small_1621447498-avatar-mattb35.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Anyone in Canada have experience putting money with a syndication? This would be my first time and I am wondering what to look for and what kind of questions I can ask to prob their legitimacy. Also, this is for a dev...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/211076/small_1621433495-avatar-chadb.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I know people often post deals they have closed or are currently reviewing. I thought I’d post a deal I didn’t get just to show how competitive the market is here in Dallas. Those in the Dallas / Fort Worth area and o...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2925226/small_1705779003-avatar-magdalenel.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi - I was just curious if anyone has used backflip as a hard money lender? From what I have researched they seem legitimate but the person I am working with is flakey, takes forever to answer questions so I thought ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1360706/small_1621511624-avatar-nataliew33.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello Everyone! I just discovered Bigger Pockets about a month ago and am totally obsessed. I am a new investor and looking to purchase my first multi family, ideally a fourplex but open to a duplex or triplex. I have...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/591728/small_1621493319-avatar-richardb117.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I just thought I would share because I'm pretty excited really!
Being rather intrigued with real estate since I was 20 or so I have finally acquired some property. Circa 2005-2006 I built a couple of spec houses and ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/507039/small_1653527087-avatar-davidfedez.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
My wife's employer offers what seems a good retirement plant. If she contributes to her 401k/Roth IRA 3% of her basic salary, the employer will contribute the same 3%, plus an additional 1% of her basic pay. For examp...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/182136/small_1728924093-avatar-scotttrench.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I was asking myself this question the other day:If I was an average person investing in a random town in a random part of the United States, would I be better off investing in Real Estate, or the Stock Market?Turns ou...