History: We are 6 years into renting our first home, it has gone well and we are comfortable renting and what comes along with that. We are now moving from our current home(call it the 2nd home for purposes of this co...

Okay, I had some trouble putting my random thought into a comprehensible form so bear with me...Let's say I use hard money to fund a fix/flip in a hot rental/ vacation area. Assuming all went well and the value is at ...

I know that folks on this forum always recommend (rather strongly) requiring a security deposit along with applications for a rental property.  (This is the deposit for the application, *not* the deposit for actually ...

Throughout history, work industries and employment are defined by technology innovations and shifts. Some examples are the Financial-agricultural revolution (1600–1740), the Industrial Revolution (1780-1840) and the D...

I am hitting a wall with Portfolio Lenders in Massachusetts. Although their loans are in-house they follow the Fannie Mae guidelines and the one I can not overcome presently is ... 2 years of self employed income h...

Hi,I am fairly new to real estate investment. I currently live in the Midwest and am interested in purchasing a property in Huntsville or Chattanooga. I lived in the South for a while so I am comfortable investing in ...

So, what I'm finding with hard money (still having trouble finding private money) is that many HML will lend up to about 65% of the PURCHASE price of the property (not the ARV)... leaving the purchasing investor to co...

Have found a property that meets my area economic criteria, net population increase, strong employment growth, slowdown in building permits, higher than average income. Would appreciate any advice on the below num...

I'm looking at buying a property that was used as a church. I want to turn it into a duplex. This is in Houston, TX. It has crawl space so no slab. how much would it cost (ballpark) to put in a small kitchen like 8x10...

Hi BP! I have been devouring Bigger Pockets content for 8 or 9 months now, buying books, and trying to learn as much as I can about real estate. I have totally fallen in love with real estate! I don't have much of an ...