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Was just told today by a Chicago area attorney who works with a lot of investors that he has seen a sharp increase lately in banks calling notes due.Very curious if anyone else is seeing this.
Someone just told me that their 401k just sits there. It doesn't send them a check every month. Sure, they said, they get a growing amount (as long as the stock market doesn't crash) but when I saw their numbers, it w...
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I recently purchased a rental property for cash with a short term unsecured loan because it was such a good deal(numbers below). I figured since I owned 100% equity in the house and I am only seeking 65% LTV I would h...
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I've been working with a few Realtor agents to look for property. Each agent covers a different geographical area.
I've been researching everywhere looking for opinions on the relationship between a buyer's agent an...
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I am a young investor and in the next year or two I will need a new car. I bought it in high school and it's running on it's last legs. So I run into a very interesting dilemma that has shown two very distinctive an...
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I just moved into a new place (I'm renting) at an amazing price. From my knowledge gained on these awesome forums, and of the local market in general I knew that my landlord had to be hemorrhaging cash on this rental...
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Here's one of my pet peeves......watching a House Hunters show right now and this couple doesn't like a perfectly beautiful house because of the paint colors in one of the bedrooms.......really?
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Hi everyone!
I have a couple of questions about how to best structure a privately financed fix-n-flip deal and how the mechanics of the deal should work. I am just getting started in real estate investin...
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Hello BP'ers,
I've been studying real estate investing on and off since 2014. I've listened to almost every podcast, read dozens of books, scoured the forums and the MLS, sent countless emails, and I tell everyone wh...