I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...

My parents and my in-laws recently gave us $150k each. We don't really need their money so now we have $300k extra in cash. I'm thinking of investing for cash flow to supplement their monthly income. I plan to t...

Not sure if this is an innovative strategy or just illegal but I would like some input. I have a friend who bought several rentals ALL with primary occupant loans (3.5-5% down). What he does is include utilities ...

HELLO, BIGGER POCKETS! Please allow me a moment to talk about. . . Me.

I've recently purchased my first property, a residential 4-plex, in Springfield, IL, and I hope to expand my budding portfolio as aggressively a...

Hello BP community. I'm a 27 year old full-time RN (working on average 91 hours/week) with 100k in savings looking to dump into my first real estate investment. I'm looking to put 25% down on either a turn-key SFH or...

Hello BP, I am closing on a duplex today. We are inheriting two new tenants.The previous landlord worked out a deal with the tenants on one side of the duplex. Their original lease was $750 a month and somewhere down ...

So due to some personal reasons I had to use a fake name to rent a nice house in California. I’m a single father with a difficult past.
The landlord was kind of easy going and didn’t care, just wanted my money and ad...