Someone found me on Bigger Pockets saying they are a private lender. How do I protect myself so that I don’t get scammed? What should and shouldn’t I do?

Hello BPI'm planning my first deal based on the BRRRR strategy and I'm stuck. The refinance is key to get cash out in order to repay lenders and be able to repeat. My question is, when you refinance aren't there a num...

Please excuse my ignorance. I am just getting started, so please be gentle. LOL!

I just spoke with a lender today, that was checking on a No Doc loan for me.
We seemed to have miscommunicated somewhere along the line...

Need some input!!I do not have fantastic margins here..Purchase price: $146kRepairs: Cosmetic only. House is 2300 sq ft. $23k?ARV: $215Got a hard money quote ...30-35k out of pocket. Yikes. Is that pretty much what I ...

Finally bitting the bullet and making my first post. The last few months have been soaking up information on the site and listening to the podcast episodes. The wealth of information here is amazing and I am really im...

I am looking at doing some private money lending with Garnaco.   The organization looks good, but we all know that looks can be deceiving.  My husband and I will be taking a ride out their way to look over a few of th...

OK here is the situation a CA property has 3 liens the first 2 being private lenders and the third is a judgement lien. The property has very little equity if the the judgement is paid in full (along with the...

I'm new to real estate investing completely. I've been an insurance agent for almost 7 years and I'm in TX. I'd like to build some cashflow to get into some other investment strategies. I believe wholesaling makes sen...

Hi all! 
My wife and I are getting ready to move from Rhode Island to Cleveland, Ohio in the coming months. We met while we were getting our teaching degrees, but nowadays she's at home with our two feisty (OH SO FE...

Hey guys! I have been doing a tiny bit of driving for dollars and as I prep/goal set for 2018, I told myself that I am GOING TO find, and close, my first deal next year. I plan on really ramping up on driving for doll...