Hey guys,I wanted to start this post to give you a few tips to getting connected here on BP. I have so many people reach out to connect. As a full-time investor I often get requests to connect here on BP. I'm happy to...

I'm a newbie so bear with me :-) I have found 3homes in my target area that are for sale by owner. When I contact the owners for the first time, what questions do I ask to get an idea of how motivated they are?

First of all, I forgot there was a sub forum just for HOA issues. I LOL’d. Anyway, this HOA has been ignoring calls and emails of mine for months now. More specifically, the company the HOA outsources payments to. The...

Hello,I am just starting out with real estate investing and am looking to get into short term vacation rentals.  I am still very much in the education phase and am having a hard time analyzing potential properties as ...

Howdy!My colleague and I will be taking a road trip from California up to Idaho this November. We'll be running a circuit from Boise to Moscow from 11/22 thru 11/27. I would love to hear from anyone in the BP communit...

In need of a little guidance here: The company I work for currently rents our office space, and we are interesting in purchasing the building we currently occupy. I'm exploring options, and think that a lease with opt...

Hello out there in BP Land!I'm new to investing. I'm looking to purchase my second property and it's a doozy. I looked at it today. It's a FSBO. I've never done a deal like that before. What pitfalls should I be looki...

I'm a new investor looking for small multi-family rentals. I'm walking through a duplex next week that looks promising and I want to know what I should be looking for/asking the agent & owner. I know the big thing...

I'm new to rental investing and could use some advice.  I do own a couple of rentals already, but only because they were attached to a couple of almond orchards that I purchased a few years back.  I spotted a potentia...

Do any of you do it?