Vik C.
Am I qualified to become a Hard Money Lender?
I have about 2.5mm in liquid assets I can loan out, might be closer to 3.5 or 4 in the next couple years. I want to work alone (not run a consortium/partnership). My background is in banking, finance, analytics, and c...
Jon Holdman
Puerto Rico Apartments
What are folks thinking about Puerto Rico these days? Yeah, I know they're into it with hedge funds over government and utility company debt. Is this an opportunity? What is lending like there? Is this area tenant ...
Brandon G.
The Big Short: What they left out
I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble. I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...
Ryan Estes
Expanding portfolio with 75K
Hello Bigger Pocketonians! I consider myself well educated on real estate(I hope!!). I currently own two homes in California. One in SD County, which is my only rental property and am experiencing what they call "Infi...
Account Closed
What the CDC Eviction Moratorium ACTUALLY Says - You CAN Evict IF
It's important to read what it covers and what it DOESN'T cover:
The person has to prove they can’t pay the full amount because of loss of work RELATING TO COVID-19
The person has to make every attempt to pay rent...
Kegan Scholl
Best market to house hack in?
-22 years old
-$50,000 pre tax income from business this year
-80k in savings
-30k in investments
-pre approved for $350,000 (had to use parents as co-signers because I started business 2 years ago and didn’t make...
Felix Contreras
Foreclosure and Subject to
I have recently started to look at options with subject to and mainly focusing on foreclosure in the area of Greensboro. I am new to this method and have only ever used traditional finance that includes Va and convent...
David Oldenburg
Wholesaling Caution Not The Great Deal You Thought
I wish there was a State or Federal license required to wholesale and pitch wholesale deals. I see countless "deals" that are not deals, or even close to being a deal. Many of these wholesalers have no real estate ex...
Fei Gao
Which state / city / area should we put money in now?
hi all:I'm currently an investor in Chicago, still a newbie, owning two multi-unit properties. I'm looking to purchase my 3rd long-term buy and hold property, but I'm leaning towards looking for somewhere outside Chic...
Kevin Fletcher
Housing Market Bubble Vs. Inflation
I was doing some reading about the 2008 bubble burst of the real estate market in the book "The AfterShock Investor" by David Wiedmer. He explains the cause of the crash, which we should all know about anyway, but...