I have heard more times that I can count that to be successful in real estate you need to run the numbers and only invest in properties where the numbers make sense. In theory I get that. But it seems that running the...

I am currently in contract on this office building. It was arranged on a 5 year interest only, seller financed, with a balloon payment at the end of the 5 years. This is my first office building, and I see tremendous ...

I'm looking to finance a renovation of my primary residence and one of my lenders is telling me that if I spend $150,000 on a renovation, I can expect it to add $50,000 or so of value to my home. That seems too conser...

In April I got a four-plex under contract, sourced from the MLS. The seller/owner occupies one apartment and the other three units are used as storage. The seller took their time getting their loan payoff and tax info...

We're saving up to invest in the next year or two.  If I approach a lender with 20% down but no landlord experience, will there be a problem? How can I prepare now?Thanks!Colleen

Hello, I'm interested in beginning my real estate venture very soon. I talked to an agent recently and he told me that the Independence heights in Houston, TX is beginning to turn around, similar to Eado. I know The H...

Hello! My name is Andrew and I'm an out of state investor.  I'm looking to get into the Toledo market, focusing specifically on duplexes.  I live in Fort Worth and I am looking to make connections with other investors...

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New to investing and had a few questions for those seasoned investors. My wife and I are looking at the mid-west to start investing (Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania or Kentucky) My question are in t...

Hello BiggerPockets community,
I am asking everyone's opinion regarding pets in their rental properties. I am a pet person myself, however, I am unsure if I'll allow pets in my rental properties due to untrained pets...

I had some investments in Detroit- a SFR and a loan. Both of them I'll say that I lost my shirt. Between shady business people (what I felt to be) crooked property management companies, and some of the rumor and innue...