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What is the most difficult challenge that you have had to face in your real estate investing business to date? 👀
The biggest eye opening challenge for me after my first 9 months of ownership was definitely underestim...
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Hi! I currently have 1 primary residence (still paying off my mortgage) and 2 long-term rental properties (both that I have mortgage on). I am wanting to buy another house cash, that eventually I will want to get a mo...
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Through all the books, podcasts, and exploring ive done they all mention having a team of people on your side when investing. My question is who on your team is a must and who isn't ? The obvious ones to me are Lender...
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I don't even know wherein to post this on BiggerPockets but this forum seems like the most pertinent. I'm worried about the downtown area wherein I live, I'm involved civically but it's not enough, because the "powers...
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Investment Info:
Other fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $20,000
Cash invested: $20,000
Sale price: $85,000
Searching for land that had timber. I came across 5 acres that had 3 acres of ...
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Hello BP members,I am a newly licensed agent eager to dig deeper and start getting experience in the real estate business. I came across some quite interesting information on the web regarding BPOs (Broker Price Opini...
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Knowing your options make better and more profitable deals
1. Hard Money Loans: These are short-term loans from private lenders based on the property's value rather than your credit score. They can provide quick acce...
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I can't seem to find a podcast from the last couple weeks and it has great information I need to apply! Here's the details:I was listening to a BP podcast or BP adjacent podcast over the last 2 weeks and I remember i...
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Looking at converting our detached 3-car garage into a 2-bedroom standalone adu home. Current 5 bedroom home has its own 2 car garage & carport.
Bought my home this way with 3 car garage already permitted.
I...
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can someone throughly explain cash back at closing? more specifically, how the deal is structured? what the lender requires?