Hi there,Recently, we lost an Uncle whose home needs to be sold so the money can be divided among the siblings. My mother-in-law is managing the state and doing some projects to get the house in better shape before go...

BP,So last year I took a TSP (thrift savings plan) loan out of my TSP retirement account to fund some real estate transactions.  The loan from my TSP gets paid back to my account and it pays the account 2% interest ((...

So I've been getting my feet wet in real estate investing (buy and hold) here lately. I've been a traditional investor (stock market). I'm a pretty straight forward guy, I took an interest in real estate, the numbers ...

Hi I have been on Bigger Pockets for a couple of months but I have sat quietly in the background and listened and learned. I have listened to the podcasts, webinars and posts. I am a newbie to real estate investing a...

BP investors,I received a call from my direct mail campaign from a out of town owner that has a SFR currently rented out for another 9 months. He is a R.E. investor with 5 total properties and is willing to sell this ...

My husband and I want to know what's the best way to start out our company. We have a little bit of money to invest and would like to know if its best, tax wise, to pay cash for a property or put 20% down and purchase...

Hi guys,wondering about the viability of this strategy as a way to get onto the housing ladder and whether it is being done anywhere?Where I live in LA, the barriers to entry for traditional home ownership are higher ...

I am not normally a fan of Owner Financing as it is high risk for both the seller and the buyer.Let's just say I saw way too much crazy during the recession.What about the rest of you? Have you done it as the Seller? ...

I'm looking at a 1800sf duplex building here in North Central Illinois. Built in 1980. Both units rented at 575 apiece. List price is 130k. I've done my number crunching/calcs and the comps/analysis indicate similar t...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $115,000

Cash invested: $25,000

This was a property that I took over. I had to do extensive renovations in t...