I need some advice on testing demand in a rental market before I make an investment in rehabilitating my family's rental properties. I have heard people say they placed ads for their potential rental to see how much i...

I'm looking to buy two SFHs on one plot of land about an hour out of Washington DC. I'll love in one unit and rent the other. The rental is a 2br 1ba with a large den than can be a 3rd bedroom. The mortgage is a lot f...

Hi everyone,First post, and maybe a relatively newbie question.  Please go easy on me if that's the case!A family member and I bought a property together for 50K (25K each).  We performed a renovation that cost in tot...

I have been talking to my mom about buying her house in Round Rock Texas that she currently lives in.  I cannot think of any downsides to doing this.  She would sell it to me for what she owes.  Hoping the bank can tr...

I as new landlord got the dreaded phone call of a frozen pipe causing flooding.  We have gone through the mitigation process and have learned that insurance and restoration company estimate 3 months before repairs are...

I had a property under contract that I just couldn't fund myself, and the seller didn't want to extend the process any further. There were a lot of plans involved and town meetings.Since the deal didn't work out for m...

So I’m living in a hot equity market (Washington DC) at the moment and wanted to purchase a multifamily ,2-4 unit, as my first property. The more I research and network, I am coming to the realization that they are a...

Good Morning BP Universe,
Yesterday I came across a property on my local (Cincinnati) REIA website. The seller said in order to walkthrough the property, I had to have "Proof of funds". So I called around to a few Ha...

I live in central Florida and a foreclosure has popped up right in my neighborhood. It's being auctioned on Hubzu.com (I started a separate thread asking about them). This auction has a reserve, also a buy it now pric...

Hello everyone! I'm an east coast dweller, mostly in the areas of Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. I'm joining this community because I this investing in property will provide my company an added b...