I'm thinking of buying this place and updating the kitchens and appliances to increase the cash flow. It is a duplex with 5 bedrooms 2.5 baths on one side and 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths on the other with a 1 bedroom suite i...

Hello all, I have been trying to secure a buy and rehab rental property for a couple of weeks now, it has been difficult as I am using conventional loan. We have been outbid by cash buyers. I’m trying to find cash,I’v...

I am buying a condo without a title company. I know most people will say to use one, but I've done the title search and am confident that the seller is the only owner and that the only encumbrance is a mortgage. I als...

I was recently on a phone conversation with a fix and flip investor who was giving me advise on rehab costs. I explained that a particular house I was thinking of walking away from was not a good deal because it was t...

I come on to BP every day.  I've got a large amount of keywords set up.One of them is "mentor".  You can imagine, I see posts every day of new people coming on looking for a mentor.Here's the thing.  I get it.  I unde...

I'm a newbie.  I'm obsessed with learning about RE investing (for all of 3 weeks or so now), and have gotten my husband and brother involved.  We're all very excited about moving forward (giving ourselves 1 year to le...

I had a uniques situation that came up about 5 months ago that finally was settled. If not for me being patient (which is not always the easiest thing for me to be), being reputable and haveing loyal associates It ...

So I picked up a 4 unit building in a lower income area earlier this year. I had some significant challenges when I took it over, (see https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/617743-shameless-self-pat-on-the-b...

I’m having a hard time on Deciding to take a job offer in Palo Alto My biggest hesitation is the average rent cost in Palo Alto being $4,200 for a 1 bedroom My personal non negotiable are not having a commute / living...

Since I get these questions a lot - I thought going out to the BP community to see what they think might be educational.As a private lender, I've discovered the term is very ambiguous and vague to borrowers. There are...