I have been renting out the top floor of a condo for 6 years now (different tenants over the years). Had a new tenant move in 5 months ago. This is in Virginia.
Today I get an email from her telling me that she's bee...

I gotta tell you. I'm frustrated. Maybe I'm alone.  However, sometimes it feels as though I am the ONLY one who seems to "get it."   As a Realtor®, I recognize the inherent brainwashing that goes on in the industry wi...

It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I will break it up into Beginner and Advanced.I will talk about well known and not so well known strategies.Beginner st...

Hi!  Has anyone out there ever used a loan against a stock portfolio or a margin loan to finance real estate?  (I want to finance a rehab)... I'd love to hear from someone who has done this!  Everything I look up make...

Hi everybody

I was wondering if anybody has any out of the box ideas for creating a little extra cash flow out of your rentals. For example, the apartment i just leased was a one year deal (only did it because I don...

I am an aspiring real estate syndicator looking to invest in apartment buildings around major universities, and renting them out to a niche group of university students. Based on my research, I feel this is a group...

Hello All,

Have been a lurker here for awhile then it dawned on me. There are many REI'ers out there that have websites (probably paid a pretty penny for some) but received Zero Training on how to properly mark...

So I was wondering how appreciation investors satisfy the debt coverage ratio?  I keep seeing that banks require a 1.2-1.3 ratio.  I know that a lot of appreciation plays barely break even on cashflow or are sometimes...

Consider two investors just getting started. One wants to build and is in principle opposed to buying existing structures; the other is only interested in buying. 
Which will come out on top? 
I know that most will ...