In fact, it's damn hard. I'm in the middle of trying to refinance my own mixed retail and residential property with US Bank. Actually, I'm done with US Bank. Despite a LTV of 40%, despite top tier credit, despite a 16...

According to press release published yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau:"Four Texas metro areas together added more people last year than any state in the country except for Texas as a whole, according to new U.S. Ce...

Hi all,I wanted to pick the community's collective brain on investing in an IRA and get people's experiences on it.1. Can I invest in a self directed Roth IRA or does it have to be traditional? The goal is to use post...

Good Afternoon All,Over my time in the industry I’ve encountered one question from new/newer LOs repetitively. Until now, I never actually realized I don’t have a decent answer to it now that I’m in charge of trainin...

Hi members,I have a SFH under contract, already completed inspection and scheduled to close in 2 weeks.  In the meantime the recent hurricane/storm Debby just hit Florida.  The property is in central Florida and Debby...

Our property is in MI but we live in CA so it's hard to keep track of the tenant.  We recently visited and discovered that they have been cultivating marijuana in the basement.  They were growing and dispensing mariju...

Hi, I'm looking to purchase my second deal but I had a few questions about the contract with a deceased owner.Ok, so a widow reached out to me wanting to sell a pair of properties in Texas, but it looks like her decea...

Hey my name is Juan and Im from Bogota, Colombia. I found de BP Podcast because I want to start investing in real estate. Anyone from Bogota in the group? I would like to discuss the market down here. Also congrats fo...

Does anyone manage out-of-state properties without hiring a property management company?All of these issues seem fairly straightforward to do remotely:- Listing property online- Collecting rent- Scheduling contractor/...

I am a new homebuyer looking to purchase in AZ. I had a discussion about this with my lender but they didn't seem 100% confident in the answer they gave me. My question was regarding using a family members cash to giv...