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Hi BP nation!Newbie investor here.I've been saving money in my retirement accounts (roth IRA, traditional IRA, rollover 401k) through Vanguard. I've done some research on self-directed IRAs and was hoping to open a SD...
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Hi BP,
I am putting together hard money investors to fund flips. To protect everyone involved, we will be writing up notes for the loans.
I see on LegalZoom there are 4 types of promissory notes:
Amortized, Balloo...
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For investors with a business over 2 years old and who have a business line of credit or business loan, are you still providing a personal guarantee? I've talk to a bunch of local banks over the last couple of weeks ...
Hello,We are closing on property #10 this coming Friday and we just got #11 under contract ... All exciting, except that when we close #11, we will have a total of 7 mortgages (1 for our house and 6 for investment pro...
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Hello BP community,I am thinking of buying a property using the first time homebuyer system so that I can enter the property with 3% down. But before I can do it, there are some questions I have: 1)I am thinking of bu...
Thanks for taking a look. I understand most of it, but there are probably some things I am missing. If I can find a cosigner, I would be able to get in portfolio select. Without, I would definitely be able to get the ...
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If I buy a home with conventional loan as a primary home. How soon can start renting it? Do I need to live there for a year first?
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How does everyone feel about fha loans? Here's my plan. I want to get an FHA loan to buy a duplex. Live in one half, rent the other half out. I have not made any moves yet. What's my first step? Go to my bank and get ...
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Hey all,I'm looking into assuming the mortgage on my sisters house and am struggling to figure out how to finance the equity that I would have to come up with to make the deal work. Some details on the deal below:Mort...
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Hello!Im new to the game with a couple questions regarding Military benefits in regards to real estate investment. I have done my homework on the VA Home Loan, and understand I can only use it if I where living on th...