I am preapproved for a loan for a rehab that includes rehab funds. I need to bring 20% to put down which we have, but I have a private investor willing to put in the 20%. I initially thought to pay him 1 pt per mont...

Hello BiggerPockets - I am rolling over an IRA into an SDIRA to use for Real Estate investing.  I have a demanding corporate job that leaves me very little time or energy at the end of the day.  So I need something pa...

I really need some advice and counsel. I own a house in the uptown charlotte area. Which mean downtown they just call it uptown. An investment firm is building the following right beside me. They have bought all of th...

If I buy a second house using funds from an IRA I am not entitled to any personal usage of this property correct? Is there any way to purchase the property, receive the tax benefit of an IRA, but still utilize the rea...

Hi BP,

I've had a short sale under contract pending bank approval for 8 months now only to get an email from the sellers agent this morning saying that the seller is frustrated with the wait and just wants to walk aw...

A guy named Frank Walker showed up in my Facebook messenger asking if I needed a loan to finance my deals. I said, not at the moment.  He then asked me if I could text him my email address so he could send me his fund...

Hello Biggerpockets! Long time lurker, first time poster here from Southern California. Like many others, I've been binge-watching the podcasts and reading many of the blog posts here on this site.I am pretty much a c...

Hey BP fam.Quick question.  I am relaunching a Carrot site and want to invest in some SEO optimization.  I'm thinking of hiring virtually from Upwork, Fiver or Onlinejobs as opposed to some of the bigger SEO companies...

As the post states. I'm looking at ways to put my equity to work and invest in real estate. If you had the same equity, what would be your plan of action? Would a fix and flip be the best way to go or is it better to ...

Hey BP,

I have decided that I'm going to send a couple of letters out to small multifamily owners in a local city to see if I get any leads. What I would ultimately be looking for is an owner finance deal so I would...