Are there any apartment investors willing to talk about how they started in the apartment world, your first deal, any unexpected problems that may have arised and how you solved them, where you find your deals and esp...

I read a lot about hiring a contractor.  Has anyone ever calculated how much they saved by not using contractors and did most of the rehab work themselves? Or the real question is what percent of costs is going to con...

I just joined BP and had joined Lifestyles Unlimited about a month ago. It cost me $6.5k and upon reading many discussions about them, mentoring in general, and how there's tactic to get you to join programs like L...

Full story below: Skip to the bullet points for the tl;dr.I purchased a few properties to be a rental properties from another landlord, who is something of a slum lord and was willing to offload some houses that need ...

Hello, I'm new here and new to REI in general.  I've been starting out by looking at MLS properties near me to get a feel for things in my area.  I've found a few properties which seem good to me on paper, but I would...

I've been investing in my area for about 15 years. I don't have a ton of properties and definitely did it with very little, if any cash. It's true, real estate is a get rich slow scheme. Yesterday was my last day as a...

Hello BP! Just wanted to quickly introduce myself. Recently join the forums and have been listening to podcast for a few months.I was a realtor in San Diego for 3 years and currently work for one of the largest RE dev...

I have to say, this site is amazing, and I'm in total information overload right now trying to absorb it all!

I'm curious, for those of you who own investments in other areas/regions/states, how did you get ...