I'm new to REI and thinking of buying a 2 unit duplex. I was wondering, should I use the 50% rule when analyzing a duplex as well as a SFR, or should the 50% rule be modified for a duplex? 

I've been a member and scouring the BP website for years now, off and on for one reason or the next. I want to jump in this year, I've been reading all the mindset and motivation things I can and I'm in the right plac...

Hey guys! Any real estate investors in the Hyattsville, Washington DC area that I can pick their brain on obtaining that first property. Definitely having paralysis analysis and I feel that once I snag that first deal...

As a house flipper, would it be an ideal goal to vertically integrate my business at some point? I say this because of the trouble that comes to dealing with so many contractors for various companies. I realize how di...

So far I'm loving the community and how much assistance I see happening by the hour.

My Name is Andrew Machado. I am married to my lovely wife Nicole and we have a beautiful baby girl Victoria, who just tur...

My wife and I purchased a foreclosure 14 months ago for 75k and we’ve found a really nice short sale in a much better neighborhood at 244k but the other homes in the subdivision with the same square footage are selli...

Hey everyone, I am still very new at this but I have an opportunity to buy a Triplex property. It was owned by my spouse's grandfather. They were living on the main floor, the 2nd level is vacant for a longtime now an...

Just bought another 25 copies of "Think and Grow Rich" to give out to clients and potential clients. Is this the best book for this?If you decided to give out a book in mass quantities what would it be?

Does anyone have any resources that can be used to access values for adjustments to be made when making appraisals in different areas.I know that a pool or an extra bedroom in San Diego, California will merit a differ...

So I'm analyzing a deal in Philly currently and I'm being told by the owner that it's a triplex but I'm only seeing two listed units on Zillow (I can't check the actual MLS since I'm not licensed). I'm of course going...