Hello all,What kind of marketing strategy are you guys doing nowadays? Does DM still work in today’s competitive market? I sent out 3.9K letter this past month (I am committed for a 6 months campaign). It has been abo...

Hello all. Apparently, the best terms on an investment property are currently 5.25-5.375% with 25% down, and 5.75-5.875% with 20% down, this is with a 740++ credit score. 30 year fixed. This is what a reputable lender...

I thought I would share my experience of how to buy tax deeds on the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a long post because it is actually a complicated process. Please note that thes...

Many syndicators/sponsors are offering a "waterfall" payout arrangement to their investors, whereby the investor first gets a "preferred return "of 8%, and then 75% of any cash flow left over after the preferred retur...

Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy).  Property taxes are already high, but ...

Hey BP community I have a situation, that I need advice on. We are doing a cash out refinance on a property and our property manager scheduled an appraiser visit with the tenant who choose the date and time for the ap...

Property Management software has been discussed often in the threads, but I found the follow-ups on which software was selected to be most instructive.My goal is to further systematize in 2015.  Overall, I am responsi...

Together my husband and I have almost $200k in student loans with a significant portion of them being at 6% interest. 53k of that is at 6.8% and 7.2%. We currently live and work in Oregon and are interested in getting...

Wow, this one is a doozy. In all of my 10 years I have never seen anything like it.Friday a client of mine discovered a property for sale that he has had his eye on for almost 4 years. Back then, it was listed for $...