I’ve read countless times that residential lenders will only loan on properties in good conditions. How do investors get loans on value add deals? Are commercial loans more lenient? 

I just finished Jimmy Napier's book, "Invest in Debt."  In Chapter 2, he states that, in 1982, the size of the seller-financed note market was $75B. I believe that the current size of the seller-financed note market i...

I'm a home owner in California and looking to invest in Seattle area for rental properties. Cashflow is relatively straight forward and easier to calculate, so I find myself mostly struggling with the evaluation on pr...

please tell me your experience on buying from auction.com.

i understand there's a starting price, then a reserve price,

which makes no sence-why not start the price at the reserve?

has anyone prof...

I have a non paying tenant in Oakland, Ca. She was vetted and placed by a property manager in the area in January and then I decided to self manage after that until it got too confusing (in May).  She let me know in A...

Does Hard Money typically cost 30-40% of the purchase price?? I am considering buy a home to flip. I have done a handful of flips using cash, partnering with friends, and making it work. I am eyeing up a property I wa...

Hi, I contacted a homeowner on Zillow who was trying to rent out their house. I asked if they'd be willing to sell the house and if so, accept seller financing.Surprisingly, I got a call back from the homeowner.  He s...

Hi all,I'm in quite (to me) a difficult situation and looking for some insights.I'm buying a new house $1.2m @7.2% interest, and my current house is worth ~$780k @3% interest. I've managed to secure the loan for the n...

There is obviously a lot to learn and master in real estate investing. I was wondering from yall's past experience, what would you say the top 5 skills/habits were that made for your greatest advances early on? To say...

Another forum I belong to has a really awesome running thread where people post what they did to their car that particular day. It's good motivation and creates a little accountability. If this catches on, cool. If...