I've been emailing an attorney that was referred to me by a reputable investor in my area and was wondering if $500 for up to 4 hours of work is too much to be paying for his legal services?

I am looking at buying my first rental property and wondering what strategy makes the most sense, I have some cash can buy one house that might not be in an area where the value will go up anytime soon but has slot of renters and the house would need little work if any before its ready to rent, option 2 would buy maybe 2 in that area but they need work so can use a credit card to cover the repairs and help build my credit ( I have a good score just not a real long history which the bank dont seem to like) option 3 would be take the cash I have to cover 20% or higher of a down payment on a house in a better area where rent is 300 higher on average my goal is to buy and hold and rent maybe down the road get into buying and selling thanks for any opinions

Sometimes if something comes up on craigslist, I will immediately Zillow it.Now I wonder if I'm just wasting my time...

I am a realtor and investor in West Virginia and own several rental properties here and I am looking to expand and invest outside of West Virginia so I was wondering if you had any suggestions about where to invest or if you live in an area where real estate investing is doing really well and would like to partner up I would definitely be open to something like that as well.

So, I am just wondering if anyone out there has brought in any investors to cover that.

Some of you are probably wondering, what’s a bitcoin?

I was wondering what expenses do I need to expect?

I was wondering if any of you Bigger Pockets friends had a good contact or the company who has teh Ginnie Mae Reo Contract.

Just something I was wondering about...

I think it's a combination of me lowering my yield requirements and less competition in the marketplace.While far from scientific, I'm wondering if there's anecdotal evidence out there that supports investors are stepping back as a result of higher mortgage rates.