I'm working with a guy that purchase a primary residence.  Instead of taking out a 203k loan or even an FHA loan he put 20% down.  He was under the assumption he would be able to take out the rehab costs at the end of...

Hey folks,My name is Ryan Tuleja and I am new to BP, relatively new to Minnesota and am looking to become a first time investor. I am still early in the learning stage, but I believe I am leaning toward buy and hold i...

ok, One month in, mailed directly to absentee owners and put up bandit signs. I received my first call back from my mailing campaign. older gentleman who has 2 properties he's curious what he can get for. he stays in ...

This may be an ignorant question, but if I approach a real estate agent to help me make a purchase that is also a real estate investor, what is to stop them from jumping on any deals that I come up with?

Last week was a busy week.  Closed 4 more SFRs to add to our single family rental portfolio within 5 business days.  Then got word that our final pieces of negotiations on a deal we have in contract, 56 units in Atlan...

As I was browsing through data for potential recession predictors, I ran across none other than an index specifically designed to determine when recessions are taking place! The index is actually designed to estimate ...

Hey all, this is my first time posting on bigger pockets, hope I'm doing this right. I've been learning about real estate for over a year now and bought my first LTR in February. I'm under contract right now for a sec...

Has anyone attended the Pitbull conference on hard money lending and getting into the practice of becoming a portfolio manager?

Hello All,Well, I've had two small multi-family deals fall through over the last 12 months (I'm the buyer) over inflexible/unmotivated sellers after very unflattering structural inspection results.I can't help but fee...

Hey BP community,I thought I would share our most recent success since it might help motivate/inspire those of you who are starting out. One year ago, me and my partner started two real estate investment companies wit...