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Hi BP community, are there platforms or open market for trading real estate based privates notes? (1st/2nd/mezzanine)? I know there are crowd funding platform that does origination but not sure if there are marketplac...
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After gaining a little more experience it seems the two most common problems with house are water damage from various sources and pets. In a very short amount of time a dog can do large amounts of damage to a house a...
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My name is Tim I'm raised in Chicago I visited Tampa during Super Bowl 09' and never left. I met a M broker from New York and tried my hand at being a loan officer. I left the loan business to produce a motion picture...
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Question : is it possible to use a self directed IRA to purchase properties at a foreclosure auction? Is that custodian dependent?Background : I'm trying to invest with a well-established rehabber in Roanoke VA. His b...
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Hello Everyone,
Wanted to get advise on if I should consider Section 8 for a triplex I have in Crystal City, TX. I read the pros and cons for each. But I would like to get real world advice from the BP community. Tha...
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I went to visit a nice hell hole today, there was supposed to be a pool and screen enclosure. When i got there no screen enclosure, and very little left of a pool. It was about 95% filled with dirt. My question is ...
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In addition to the BP community, I've been considering joining a local REIA. I am in the Maryland/DC area, and there are about a dozen advertised organizations on reiclub.com.
What things do you look for in an REI g...
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I'm in my twenties, starting out as a real estate investor in The Netherlands. (Although I live in Belgium, there isn't really a market here.) Save for a financial background and what I've been reading up on, I don't ...
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Hello all, I am an international investor with a small portfolio of (non-US) properties, and looking to break into the US multi-family / condo market. I've been an avid follower of bigger pockets for the past few mont...
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Is there a good site to research if a home may have back taxes owed?Noob here and thanks for looking.