I will need to use commercial financing for my next rental properties. I understand the process is much more straightforward. But it kind of freaks me out. I understand the rates are 1-1.5% higher than conventional ra...

Hi BP,
I am looking to purchase a 2-4 unit multi in St. Louis to househack. I have a good deal of cash and I will probably be putting down ~80%, but my income will be limited for the next few years ($30k/yr). 
Do le...

Hi all,
Does anyone have a referral to a firm that will do 2 or 3 new builds in Orange County?

Thanks!

Craig

Trying to help a buddy out. He's buying a place and the sellers are asking to hold on to the drapes which are hanging from a curtain rod. Additionally, they have offered selling him the Murphy bed which is bolted into...

There are two properties, the investment property to 1031 and my primary home. I need $100k out of the investment property to lower the principal on my primary and refinance it. I am already planning on selling the in...

Hello,I currently live in a 2900 sq ft 4 bedroom 2 and 1/2 bathroom brick house in McKinney, all by myself. It is a waste for one person to live in such a big house and the property tax is absurd. The new assessment i...

I have been using the same hard money lender for years at 12% with 1 point and lots of trust and flexibility due to how many deals we have done. I have now met enough fellow investors who are sourcing funds much cheap...

Hello,I'm fresh out of college and have been trying to get into real estate for the past 4 years while in school. Now that I'm out and have a job I'm saving money to get a first property. I could spend anywhere from $...

Hello Bigger Pockets world. My name is Dre Carson. My family and I live in the Chicagoland area. My wife and I welcomed our first daughter into the world a few weeks back. To keep this post simple, her birth changed m...

Does anyone have suggestions for methods for non-institutional investors to hedge against falling rents and/or real estate prices?  I'm considering investing in a leveraged inverse ETF to hedge against potential decli...