The goal of pulling out all of the money is a little unrealistic right away, puts a lot of pressure on you and your team. This is especially the case when you are trying to do volume and want to build a big portfolio ...

Any one use Buildium before? Any issues, thoughts?

I am currently using the free trial. The tech support was great and they walked me through everything. I have used Quickbooks and Yardi before. This program...

[loose definitions - 'small' being mom & pop shop managing less than 100 units. 'big' being anything bigger with staff, software, typically managing no less than 400 units.]What has your experience been with your ...

I am finally getting around to putting up a website. Initially, I figured I'd have one website that would cover my rentals, home buying, and houses we have for sell. After research I am looking at LP and Carrot to kee...

A property coming up to county tax deed online auction with minimum bid of $133,000 (back taxes). No mortgage. Is it possible to track down the owner and offer a small amount for him to sign over a quit claim deed, th...

Hey BP!I'll try to summarize so this post doesn't get too lengthy.I'm an agent and have been for 8 years.  I've bought 8 homes in 8 years.  Live in flipped 4 of them, flipped 2 of them, and rehabbed/rented 2 of them. ...

If you had $1M, how would you invest it?Need Money to Live OnI think I would become a hard money lender. I could loan my money out at 12% interest and 3 Origination Points. In theory most HMLs are 6 month terms so i...

Is it true to say that the worth of a building will always be higher as an hotel than an apartment building?Lets say there are two exactly the same buildings both are 20 units of 1 BD and are located in the exact same...

Hey guys! My question relates to how the process of acquiring 10 mortgages in your name looks? I know there are residency requirements for many conventional mortgages but are those strictly FHA loans or something like...

Bryan A started a blog post about talking with small, regional banks. I was fortunate enough to meet a broker for these banks in Austin several years ago, which kept me from wearing out shoe leather talking to everyo...