Hi All, I may have an opportunity to purchase my first investment property. A friend of my fathers home is going to be auctioned on the courthouse steps 5/5. She is pretty desperate for someone to buy it before that ,...

I have the chance to purchase a six-unit apartment property from the father of a friend of mine. The opportunity is a great one - the building is in good shape with minimal deferred maintenance, solid rental occ. hist...

How do you evaluate a neighborhood for purchasing a property for rental income?Let's say your looking at rehabbing a home to turn into a rental.  The neighborhood is very mixed: long term owner occupied homes, a few a...

First, I would like to introduce myself to the BP community.  My name is Tiankhy Hinton, married with a child, who is currently 7yrs of age.  I'm new to the world of REI and I've been spending quite a bit of time read...

Went to the San Diego County Probate auction today. There were 8 properties being auctioned and there must have been 500 people in attendance. The appraised values seemed low, but I didn't think THAT many people wo...

Hi all,Starting this week, I am going to begin weekly market updates for the San Francisco Bay Area, East Bay specifically (Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont et...

I am hoping a BiggerPockets tax guru can help shed some light on things for me.My wife’s parents added her and her brother to the title of their primary residence in 2008 (because they were paying the mortgage for the...

I have received a call to list a short sale for sale. I am an agent, but this home could be a great investment opportunity.
How can I make this work so I can buy it?

1 problem is that I would need an extra 150k to ...

Analyze this:

http://windsor.kijiji.ca/c-real-estate-houses-for-sale-DUPLEX-2-UNITS-EACH-WITH-2-BEDROOMS-W0QQAdIdZ384870985

I looked at this downtown duplex, it needs a full cosmetic rehab.

Owner has had it for ove...

A week ago I finally began marketing in my area. Today I saw the first fruits of that labor with 3 potential leads, the last of which was my first phone call from a sign that I had posted! The gentlemen asked if I bou...