If one goes with a private lender (good relationship) vs. bank or prof. hard money lender, but seeks 100% financing for the first deal - is it better to go with a debt or equity partnership?  Would love any input from...

ok here's my problem first off if everyone does not know i am a complete noob in real estate investing. i only became interested in REI the begining of this yr. i am full time+ network admin from jacksonville fl. and ...

I found a lady looking to sell her house, which is paid for. The Catch? She is currently in a nursing home and I'm informed if I buy it, the nursing home gets all the profits and she gets a measly 30 dollars a month s...

I'm fairly familiar with typical strategies that make offers more competitive, aside from increasing the offer amount (increased earnest money, decreased inspection time, fewer contingencies, etc.). However, in compet...

Last October I purchased another 2/1 SFH with the idea of flipping it. Paid 70K and spent 30k in renovations. Was very happy with the outcome so I decided to keep it as a rental. Found this old couple with 2 adult dau...

A fellow submarine officer and I luckily got stationed in Boston together at the same time. We bought a 2-family in Somerville equidistant from both Davis and Porter squares. We are both independently remodeling our s...

so I was online the other day looking at properties. I found one I think would be a good flip. Mind you I am new to REI, I have no experience and I never flipped a property before. I have been reading a lot of real es...

an asssesment was done at my condo project, and it turns out tons of emergency repairs are needed.  estimates range from $2-400k.  Also non emergency repairs / phase II repairs costing up to $12,000,000.  They'll be t...

Background - in 2006-2007 I owned a primary residence and 6 rentals. I did not study a lick and made every conceivable mistake that a newbie investor/landlord could make. I was over-leveraged, did no deep deal analyse...

We may have an opportunity to purchase another investment home. It's a nice house and while it does need a bit of work (enclosed back porch roof is leaking) so will probably need the back roof section replaced.

Howe...