How are you guys marketing to find private individuals that are simply looking for a good return on their money?I know of a couple local fix and flip companies that are using money from private individuals to fund the...

As a newbie, I am using multiple resources to gauge where the best markets for buy and hold are right now. Specifically looking at where turn Key investors are working, reading a ton of forums; Money and Kiplinger's m...

I have an investor(individual) want's to invest her downpayment and her credit with the bank with my company. here is what I want:1. the property should be under my company name (or a contract that she will sell it to...

What if our primary lender is only willing to loan 80% LTV for a duplex I'll be living in one side of, can I then come up with a bit more cash through a private lender such as Prosper or Lending Club or personal frien...

I've been practicing analyzing deals found on Loopnet, and curious why certain properties are listed for months and some close to a year. Especially when the numbers APPEAR to work? The areas of interest are very popu...

Hello!My name is Nicole and I am a full-time special education teacher. I stumbled upon Bigger Pockets a couple weeks ago when I decided real estate was going to be my exit strategy from teaching and found the podcast...

Hello BPers- I've got 4 active SFRs and want to grow to 10. Debating whether to keep the loans/properties in my name and benefit from long-term super low interest rates or convert into LLCs and do commercial loans tha...

You buy your first rental property and you have lots of equity to buy another, but you discover that your write-offs on the first property have lowered your income so much that no mainstream lending institution will l...

This is my first post, and what better way than with a hypothetical sticky wicket?! You have debt with 3 people. You only have the money to pay 2 of them. The lenders are a bank, your parent, and private financer. Whi...

I'm in Illinois should that help anyone. I'm not asking about any laws or legal advice. I happened to run into a perfect short sale situation on a pre-foreclosure property, similar to the SS deal l did 5-years ago. It...