Hey BP, I am buying a 9-unit multifamily property, and I am picking up the seller's loan. All I need to do is come with $95k as a down payment. I have been talking to a local guy I know who is an agent and has money t...

Hi, I'm looking to access the equity of my 10 mortgage-free SFH rentalsI know that I can set up a HELOC for each home, but that will give me 10 different HELOC accounts to manage, which would be a PITAAre there any al...

Hello!  My wife and I have a small amount of funds that we sat aside when we purchased our home.  We figured we could use it for any improvements, or when something inevitably breaks in the house.We keep 30% of it rea...

Hi,I understand the appeal of a core investment is that it has less risk but where is the money being made? To get back the capital investment just from cash flow can take a very long time and if there isn't a value a...

Okay, so as we all know the stock market has been on winning spree for quite some time now. With all time highs across the board, one can see why there is a bit of a fear that stock prices will come crashing down even...

Hey BP Community, My rental portfolio is steadily growing (still pretty smalltime), I am up to about $20,000 in tenant deposits. Thus far the money just sits in an account, as its not my "free and clear" money.What do...

I write little articles like this one for my monthly newsletter, but I thought I'd post them on the forums I visit as well. If you like what see and would like to recieve my newletter, then you can sign up for it on m...

What is a “Hard” Money Loan?
There is apparently, a lot of misunderstanding as to what is meant by “hard money”. Amongst the common misconceptions I see by posters on BP are that hard money loans are junior mortgages...

Hi BP experts,

First of all thank you for reading this thread, I am a newbie here and have been reading, listening and learning about real estate through BP.

I would like to ask for some of you experts ...

I graduated college a bit over a year ago. My credit score is 800+. But my credit lines aren't enough for this lender. So they are requiring I get my dad to co-sign and since its an investment he has to be on title as...