Jordan Bull
Looking for advice on financing
Ok I am looking to finance a slightly less than normal deal. I have posted some info around looking for private lenders, but could use some tips as to where to look and if my approach is ok.What follows is what I have...
Ben Kevan
First Investment Property, Conventional Loan Declined on Flip Requirement - NOW WHAT
I have just received notice that my loan was declined from my conventional bank.
I'm considering approaching the seller about his options for seller financing. How should I approach this?
I know this is generic, b...
Hilary Graves
Do you show the property before application?
After advertising our vacant unit, I had several people fill out an application right away, and now I'm getting a round of people who just want a showing to see if they are interested BEFORE they pay the money to fill...
Arthur P.
Coronavirus and late or no rent payments
What is the plan when tenants can’t work and cannot make rent payments? It has already started for me.
Steve Englehart
Cashing out IRA to buy rental properties.
I currently have two long term rentals and am looking into buying into the short term rental arena. I know there are penalties and tax implications but wanted some advice on cashing out Roth IRA or IRA to buy investm...
Lisa Burns
What's it really like to be a commercial MF syndicator? Will I be sorry I tried?
I'm an experienced entrepreneur, but new to real estate investing (no deals under my belt yet apart from my own home). I want to replace my income within a reasonable timeframe, so I'm looking at a syndication mentors...
Sebastian Garcia
Real Estate APIs and Data Science
Hello everyone!Quick bit about me- I'm a data scientist working in NYC and literally just started looking into REI a week ago. Mostly because of the dream I have of retiring early with a nice cash flow, but also partl...
David Hodge
Harry Dent - real estate going down next 20 years
What is everyone's opinion on Harry Dent? He points out that real estate has pretty consistently gone up over most of our life times because of the baby boomers, but now that they are down-sizing and dying off, real e...
Jonathan Twombly
Do you need an LLC? Absolutely. There is No Debate About It.
The LLC debate rages on here at BP. Rarely does a day pass without an investor asking whether they should use an LLC or not. Perhaps BP should have a whole forum just devoted to this question . . .Having an LLC is ...
Brian Barfoot
How do you structure your late fees?
I'll start by saying: I know I'm too soft on the tenants. We have a late fee in our lease of $25 for rents that run 1100-1200 per month but it's a one-time fee no matter how late they are. I also have a bad habit of f...