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Are there any go to sources for finding opportunities to purchase quality notes in my local area? I’ve looked at some of the online listing sites and I am lucky to have one or two in my state (I live in Portland, OR...
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Looking for some advice on how to handle a commercial real estate transaction with out the involvement of a broker. I'm looking at a few different buildings, and talking directly with the owners about purchasing. The ...
I’m am a new investor and through reading dozens of business and real estate books I realize that it will be extremely hard trying to do any business by myself with minimal interactions with other people. Is there any...
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Hi everyone, I am brand new to BP website. I have read multiple books from BP and listen to their pockets regularly. So I like in Southern California and as many of you might know the market here is pretty insane in r...
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We all know about the 70% rule and how it works. But if your numbers are correct for ARV and repairs, and then have to back out your assignment fee as well. Sometimes its difficult to get your offers accepted beca...
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I wanted to share my personal success story with BP to fully encapsulate my experiences and hopefully motivate others that were in my position when I first started looking into real estate investing four years ago -- ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community, my name is Paul Singh. I come from an Art background, graduated from Columbia College Chicago with BFA in Graphic Design. Worked as a Designer for a few years and then realized that "a ...
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Good evening all, I hope all is well. I wanted to reach out to the note investors out there. I am not interested in buying this note right now, but I am trying to understand how to underwrite notes in a whole. I want...
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We write on the topic of loan scams often and we always get a lot of responses from victims of these scams. People often ask, “Who do I report this to?” and unfortunately there is no straightforward or clear answer...
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Hello. I plan to buy my first rental and received a pre-approval from a mortgage broker for a loan of 6.068%. I understand that the interest rate is higher when you buy an investment property, but I have really good c...