We have a good amount of equity in our primary home, is it a good idea to use a HELOC on that home to purchase our first and possible second investment property?

Looking at alternatives to offset or defer capital gains. Yes I know about a 1031 exchange so that remains a viable option. But I’d like to have more freedom with the monies such as buying on auctions or other investm...

BP Community,

In this blog post, I'd like to discuss my situation as a self-employed individual seeking financing for a new construction project on a triplex in Charleston, SC. Despite having a credit score over 70...

Given the UBIT assessed by IRS when if ever does it make financial sense to use leverage to increase the return on rental property?

Using this leverage will give investors using their IRA the ability to participate ...

I'm not sure if anyone of you high rollers have run into this problem, but getting a mortgage on a $60k rental property is brutal!  Investment properties usually require AT LEAST 20% down so that makes my loan $48k, a...

I'm looking for better understanding about short sales and real estate commissions. I apologize for the length of this post.

The short sale has not been approved because of the 2nd with Chase, but I want to ignore ...

I'm looking to start the investment process so the first thing I did was talk to a person that I knew that works for a lender in Rhode Island. It's a bank that many people have had great experiences with.  After runni...

I'm having a hard time Finding loans for properties under $70,000. A lot of the rental properties that I would like to acquire for some turnkey rentals range from 30,000 to 75,000. I have excellent credit and 20% down...

We flip a fair amount of properties every year and from time to time we complete the buy-rehab-sell transaction within 90 days. When that occurs, the lenders appraiser will usually ask for a list of repairs to jus...

Hello future friends and associates I'm new to bigger pockets. I also am very interested in wholesaling real estate for starters just a fast learner and willing to receive help or mentoring from someone near my area ....