Hello all. I currently hold a staff position as a registered nurse working 36 hours (3 days a week). I'm looking into ways to spend my other 4 days off, and I've been intrigued by the idea of learning about real estat...
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Hello BP. I'll get right to the point. Bought a house in Baltimore City in 2005 (about a year before the bubble burst) with very little down. Fast forward 10 years, the house is underwater, but fortunately the market ...
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Hello bigger pockets community, I am a new investor located in the capital region of NY. I plan to start my investing journey with an owner occupied multi-family in Albany or the surrounding cities. I have a goal to m...
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BP Community! I just closed on an 8 unit this month putting only 6% down on the deal. I expect my cash on cash return to be over 90%. Ill detail the information below. Please reach out to me with questions as I love t...
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For you "private lenders" what mistakes have you made? I'm wondering if private lenders are 1. willing to disclose mistakes and 2. what they did to correct it, if they did at all.
I just read about private lending, t...
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I'm about a week away from forming an LLC for the purpose of flipping when I just got off the phone with the Vice President of a prominent bank in my area.
Apparently she received numerous communi...
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I thought hard money lending would help me get started with my latest foreclosure purchase. However, I haven't been able to locate HML's that provide 100% of purchase price and 100% of rehab. Anyone have any advice...
Hello, I am 23yrs old & currently saving money to purchase my first rental property using an FHA loan. I have a few years to go but I have been doing research for a few months now and want to be fully prepared bef...
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Another one bites the dust! We closed yesterday and have officially sold off our 2nd baby, aka our 2nd flip. This project wasn’t nearly as extensive as our 1st, but it was very fulfilling and still learned a ton. This...
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Does anyone have experience with the maintenance cost on a turn-key property bought through American Real Estate Investments? The spreadsheet they sent me for the portfolio of properties uses$312 in annual maintenance...