Earlier this year, I took my pre-license course and passed the Rhode Island salesperson exam back in May.  I have been dragging my feet since then to find a broker.  I don't know any real estate agents that could refe...

I have a question regarding lease option buyers. One of the assumptions we make about lease option buyers is that they probably can't qualify for a bank loan. If that's the case, what are some of the screening techn...

Hi everyone, I'm from Boston, MA but I don't want to invest in Boston because of increased real estate price and decreased ROI. I'm looking to invest in property down south. But, I'm not sure if it's logical to invest...

Hello, Has anyone had experience doing a fannie or freddie small balance loan and having the bank allow seller credit at closing for repairs?I've negotiated about 3% of the purchase price as credit back at closing, ho...

I am a first time home buyer, and was initially planning to purchase a multi family property such as a duplex or triplex with FHA for my first home, and live out of one side.  Now I have found that despite having no o...

Hi everyone ! I recently discovered Bigger Pockets and ever since I have not gone a day without being on the website! I am new to real estate and I am educating myself on finding good deals. I am analyzing a property ...

Hi, I’m filling out applications for hard money loans today. No one has seemed to make this simple out of all I have read. There are lots of people buying $20k homes and rehabbing from what I see. Which hard money ...

My goal is to find a house hack with a reasonable commute into Manhattan. I have been doing my homework and learning as much as possible the past 6 months via books, forums and podcasts. Now I am in the process of try...

I am a first lien holder on the property and I am about to foreclose . I have an interested party who is claiming to be the 2nd lien holder and they have lis pendens , open lawsuit without a judgement and unrecorded d...

If you have 3 investment properties in personal names, how can you later sell each and buy another in order to qualify for 1031?  They can mix up.If you buy each in different LLC names,  easier for 1031 tax purposes. ...