Currently, I have one credit card and pay the balance off every month. How do you all use credit cards as a tool? Let me know your thoughts!

The goal of this discussion is not to push any negativity among private lending operations that have started over the past few years. In fact, "mine is one of them". What we want to do is identify and explain how quic...

I am getting some pushback on the idea of recourse vs. non recourse loans from a banker I'm just about to go with. My accountant told me not to take out a recourse loan, one that allows for deficiency judgments (th...

Hello,so I recently got under contract the following property located in Southern Utah (well, we're still waiting for the bank to countersign, but they gave their verbal approval):- Fourplex built in 1996, 5400 sf tot...

Has anyone used the hard money lending company, 'Do Hard Money' before?  Is it standard for HMLs to ask for a one-time deposit of $3000 that includes: 1) evaluators going out to property to determine whether it's a go...

As a rehabber, I'm willing to borrow money at more than the usury-limited rate of 10% (I live in California). I have seen posts in the past indicating that private money can be loaned at higher interest rates if the b...

Hi,I am stuck with Lead affected property for over one year, it is marked lead affected by health department in Youngstown, Ohio. Without fixing it we can't rent and also no one wants to buy. only thing i want right n...

I've been on the Dave Ramsey bandwagon for the last several years. His advice definitely worked to get us out of debt and allow us to save a pile of cash. But as I look to get more into real estate investing, there's ...

Do you know how much you could lose in a lawsuit from a tenant? Are you personally protected if a tenant has "a good case" against you?

It seems that rentals are only worth it when you can do the domino effect to get a bunch of houses and be on the line for a bunch of debt. I have a full time job, and can get a house for 50k and get about 9000 in rent...