Only other initial question I'll leave here is that I'm looking for REI mentors and hope to find a few on BP willing to share a few gold nuggets to those willing to slog it out in the mines the smart or hard way.

I am hoping to learn more about how investors analyze their deals and make decisions, as well as looking to better understand general real estate investing.

Hi all,
I just got a house under contract (it only took 6 months to find one!!!!). I have around a 720 median credit score. I'm shopping for the best lender with the lowest rate and closing costs:) What do you have t...

HELOCs are fine, but keep in mind that you really only want to use 50 percent of less (each) of your available equity just so you aren't creating a problem that you can't solve later if the value of your personal residences fluctuates.If you both have W2 jobs though, have you looked into getting qualified together and just getting a loan, 10 percent down each?

I have had a long term interest in purchasing an investment property and I'm looking to be smarter about this.

@Jimmy Woodard I had looked at Airdna already, I just didn’t know how accurate that info was.

Hi Urvesh, Cleveland is a great market for MTRs, but I would look into Columbus Ohio as well!

Yea the area doesn't look like it will appreciate much, I mainly look for cash flow.  

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Even though they are nice, often the records can be just plain wrong as you describe.