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Hi, I am just getting started in real estate investing and looking for advice on how to fund deals creatively. I would like to know what it would take for a private lender or hard money lender to fund a deal while usi...
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My wife and I currently live in North Pole Alaska, we have gone through the "money saving" phase and are ready to go as soon as we find the right property. This town, being as relatively small and secluded as it is, m...
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I read an article in Forbes about paying down student loan debt (https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2017/11/15/student-loans-repayment/), and it brought up a question I've had for a while: pay down debt first o...
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Does anyone use an online rental payment system for their tenants that does NOT solicit your tenant to create a universal application to share with other landlords? I recently signed up with Rentalutions, however, I ...
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Hi this is my first post on the the BiggerPockets forum! I recently graduated college and moved to Denver to start a full-time engineering career. I've been listening to the BiggerPockets podcast for awhile now and ha...
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Hi everyone 1st time rental property investors.After much research our next step is trying to determine which option would be best for funding the 1st deal!Scenario / 1. We own a mortgage free property that has at lea...
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Hello, I have been following this property and seems like a great deal. I can't afford it though someone might. I northeast Philadelphia right on suburb line good neighborhoods. There is a 275 room hotel starting at...
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I am working on a plans for a 4-unit retail development in Bourbonnais. I am wondering how people go about placing quality big name tenants like Starbucks for example. I have searched high and low for information on t...
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I found the arguments in this video quite educational:
Milton Friedman On Why 100% Inheritance Tax Is a Bad Idea
Vikram and I had this debate a while back and he made many of these same points. I consider myself a ...
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I posted a thread in the Real Estate Deal Analysis forum, meaning to post it here. I just realized this a few minutes ago after waiting all day for responses. No wonder there weren't many responses, this forum is mu...