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The goal of this discussion is not to push any negativity among private lending operations that have started over the past few years. In fact, "mine is one of them". What we want to do is identify and explain how quic...
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I have a opportunity to purchase one HOA deed at 25 cents on dollar. I can rent it out and negotiate with bank for clear title in the meantime. My cost is 35k for a nice condo, A property in B+++ hood worth 132k. Anyo...
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One of most prolific and powerful tools of “creative” finance in real estate is the lease-option, but this tool represents only the proverbial tip of the iceberg when it comes to the most powerful breed of derivatives...
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Hi all,
This is my first post on this platform and I have been listening to bigger pocket for three months now. By the way kudo to David and his team for sharing knowledge that is valuable.
I currently live in Chica...
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Looking at a potential foreclosure property, backyard of house is on a slight decline, as is all the other 5 houses in a row. There are several cracks throughout the exterior of the house, some have even been tuck poi...
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I have a HUGE amount of equity (over 1 million) in my primary residence. I am in a great position; however, I am not sure what to do and have thought of a few options:Option 1: Keep home and do nothing; however, I wo...
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Alrighty...these seems gloomy. I've been seeing tons of headlines about new highs for rates. People are super scared, but there's one thing that I can think about...IT WILL BE CRAZY HARD TO FIND DEALS IN 18-24 MONTHS ...
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I'm just creating a search engine trail with this post. :-)I originally requested $20-25,000 in funding preferably cash. When I spoke with Carl (Bernie) Garland he said that they could probably get me twice as much wi...
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