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I am currently in college and am itching to get started in investing and building a significant real estate portfolio.I would appreciate some tips from people who have been in similar situations. I want to know what I...
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Hello to my new BP team,Background: I'm a Chicago native, I come from the IT sector (8 years), jumping ship and getting my feet wet in real estate investing full time begins now. Goals: Near-term, I'm looking to g...
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Hello everyone,I bought my first house two years ago free and clear. I have 100% equity and am finally ready to buy my first rental property. I got my property slightly under market value because it was an estate sa...
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Subject says it all. I'm new to the RE game and was wondering if there are any lenders who provide hard money without a down payment. I was pre-approved by a lender for don't have the working capital at the moment. I ...
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Hi BP!I am trying to get my first few deals off the ground and am working with little funds of my own. To mitigate this issue I've attracted some modest family/friend money into a fund that will act as seed money for ...
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I'm looking at a property up for auction on homesearch and it says buyer will receive a special warranty deed or equivalent. What is that?Thanks!
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Has anyone ever done a odd term lease for a tenant for your own benefit? In this scenario, I am about to fill a newly purchased rental property. However, it is getting late into the year, so I thought about doing a 10...
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I've been doing some research on harp loans but would like to hear from someone that has succesfully refid a loan lately. The rules have changed from the begining and a lot of the restrictions have been taken off, is ...
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Being new to the game and just learning and birddogging etc. I have really only know this market. I am young so I never really even cared to pay attention to real estate before the crash. So I guess I am wondering wha...
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Looking to refinance my personal home before starting to invest. Currently owe $585k and six years into a 30 year mortgage @5.25%. Rates have obviously come down. What makes the best financial sense? Taking out a 15 y...