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Hello there,It was on my mind for a while to become hard money/private money lender. I am interested to learn this business and would appreciate greatly initial guidance. In a perfect world I would like to partner up ...
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Hi,I paid cash for a rental property at a sheriff's sale back in May for $8500. I would like to do some type of refinance in order to fund another project.Do you have to wait at least 6 months to do a cash out refi on...
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I am a newbie. I am looking to buy a multifamily to house hack. I am currently renting in the central jersey area. my difficulty is not knowing where in new jersey, which city to invest. I want a good neighborhood, g...
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back story - my two siblings and I inherited a house in January 2013. In August 2013 the Tenant moved out (they had been asking to be released early from their lease due to issues with the property). All the rent w...
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I plan on getting my first rental property soon and was wondering if my strategy on getting subsequent rental properties would work:- Get first rental property, prep, rent out- After a year or so depending on how thin...
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As a business it seems that investing in real estate is about as safe as you can get. To understand what I mean let me tell you where I'm coming from.
I work in IT and have for the last 25 years. I'm self-employed ...
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Im getting started in real estate investing/ flipping I am currently a pipeline welder looking into a new field/ lifestyle I’m 23 years old and have 30 thousand in savings with no home mortgage and no debt as I work o...
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Hey guys, I just wanted to share my most recent success. My father owned a beautiful 2 family residence in Morristown, NJ and over time stopped tending to it, and allowed rents to go uncollected and the bank to begin ...
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Hello BP family, I recently came into contact with a potential seller through "cold-calling" who is actual an investor. Great start right? Not exactly. When we had our initial conversion with thought we had a motivat...
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Can someone please explain how to pursue financing for the mortgage versus financing for renovations/improvements? I understand that you can obtain home improvement loans when purchasing your primary place of resi...