BPers,                        Not all hard money lenders cost structures are the same. From my experience of working with 3 different hard money lenders , I have discovered a key hidden cost structure that only a few...

Has anyone ever tried to set up a REIT or a Real Estate Hedge Fund before? I am looking for someone who has experience setting this up and who can give me guidelines as to what the SEC will regulations are and good r...

To be honest, I'm not even sure if you can carry an annual warranty policy on rentals, but is this an avenue anyone utilizes?  The benefits would certainly be to stabilize fluctuations in maintenance costs and to stre...

Hi,After contacting a few lenders I’ve realized that the down payment money can’t be a gift. Does anyone have an idea how rigid is this rule and if there is a way to work around it. I did receive funds from my parents...

If you had $50k to invest...what would you do with it?

With millions of baby boomers getting ready to retire between the years of 2012 to 2016, just how comfortable are you leaving your money invested on Wall Street? The demand to buy pushes prices upwards. With these ret...

For those contemplating alternate investments, I highly recommend considering hard money lending. I started in 2012 with little knowledge or information. At that time we didn't have Dodd-Frank to be concerned with. Fo...

Looking for your thoughts- I have both a Roth and Traditional IRA. I’m considering rolling them into a self directed IRA or solo 401k but hate the thought of a custodian. I’m also considering just pulling it all out a...

I recently purchased a renovation property using an LLC that was formed specifically for holding the property. It was purchased with all cash so there are no liens on the property. Because the property is held under a...

Watch out for this SCAMMER Javier Miguel private lender. He is full of shit and will scam you by using Western Union. LinkedIn says based out of Chicago, ILL