Marshall Hooper
Stress Testing ARMs in case of Interest Rate Black Swan event
I recently closed a wrap-loan with a local bank where I financed a home with a 3 year ARM on 20 year amortization and then sold the home as owner-finance with a 5 year ARM and 30 year amort. Having to this made me cri...
Jennifer J Bennett
CHEERS!! To My Amazing New Journey in RE Wholesaling
Hi! I am new and just super stoked to be in the Real Estate Wholesaling arena!! I am in the San Diego area. I am looking forward to being immersed in the amazing wealth of information provided here at Bigger Pockets ...
Angela Gordon
Can anyone give me feedback re: the Nick Vertucci 3-day course
I've signed up for the Nick Vertucci real estate program, and am having second thoughts...does anyone have experience with this course that they would be willing to offer?
Luke Shaw
What should new real estate agents look for in hiring brokerages?
Calling all current and former Real Estate Agents / Brokers!I recently passed my Illinois Real Estate Broker’s test (in Illinois, Real Estate Agents are called "brokers"). Now it’s time for the fun part - I’m ready to...
Dennis Johnson
Qualities of a Real Estate Mentor
With a lot of people being experts and gurus in the commercial real estate industry what are some qualities to look for when searching out a mentor. I understand that some education you have to pay for but with all th...
Deyano M.
Best option?
Hello all mortgage brokers, lenders, and financial gurus!
I am looking to buy an investment property in the $90-$145K range. Initial thoughts were to take a HELOC out with a family member on her home which we could g...
Justin Aymer
Verbal Offer Accepted - Now What?
BiggerPocket Folk - I need your advice. I am new and my investor friend is out of town for a while. I put in an offer on a duplex and they accepted the offer. I have no idea what the next steps are.
The pr...
Adam Pierce
What do I do besides save for a down payment?
Hi BP!I am currently in the process of saving money to get my first deal started.The big obstacle that I am facing is that I live and work in Orange County, CA where the average home is over $400k. From my calculation...
Karen Reynoso
What should I look for in a Self Directed IRA?
Starting to look into self directed IRAs. The goal is to purchase one or two properties this year and would like to know what custodians do you recommend? When researching what are things that I should look out for?
Marcus Peck
Where to go from here...
Hello, My name is Marcus. My brother and I started an LLC with the purpose of real estate investing. This has been an idea for about a year and we have been learning about it since then. Just recently we decided to na...