Scam email back and forth From Carla Morrison (Scam):Good day. I'm a private lender I offer general financial services including real estate loans, various purchase funding, personal loans and business startups loans....

Hi BP! So I’ve tried several avenues already and I’m actually shocked I haven’t been able to find this info anywhere yet, so I’m turning to the trusty BP community.  (Disclaimer: I’m not asking for tax advice, just fo...

I'm going to a real estate investors meetup in about 2 1/2 weeks from now and I need some ideas on creating a good business card as a way to get my name out there. Aside from the basics such as name, company, address,...

Article by Joanne Scoratow

May the REAL lenders step forward please.

The number one question I get asked by a new mortgage broker is, are you a direct lender? This is an intrinsically important question that ...

I just returned from the American Association of Private Lenders conference (AAPL) in Las Vegas and thought I’d write a review. If you loan your own money, perhaps run a fund, fractionalize, or otherwise accept m...

Hello, I am looking to get started in REI but I don’t have the capital needed to buy properties for rental purposes. Someone told me that I should look into wholesaling as a starting point to learn the business and bu...

There is so many posts on mailer how tos. But what do you do PRIOR to getting your lists and putting in the mail. What systems do you have set up?Do you get preapproval for funding first?Etc....

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We’re holding an open call for writers to become contributors to the BiggerPockets Blog. If you’re interested in submitting your name, email address, real estate specialty, ...

I have recently came across a “direct private lender” that claims to be from a company named Inclusive Properties.  The website is very basic with not much info or content.  I inquired and set up a phone call, after s...

Hi, I’m getting to my email or seeing on Facebook groups some private lenders that are marketing themselves.It’s my first time to use private lender and wondering how can I vet them?How can I know that it is not a sca...