I am very excited because my first investment property is set to close today! It is a cash purchase, total price of $29,850 (market value/comps 45K, my more conservative estimate is closer to 38-40K) for a 2/1 recentl...

HiI recently saw a property on zillow. It is listed as for sale by owner and the asking price is well below the market value of the home. I sent the owner a message and yesterday, got a reply from someone in London cl...

So guys, I have never seen this until today. I received a call from a prospective tenant and answered their questions about a property for rent. I then went into my Zillow landlord account to respond to another emai...

Hey everyone, I wanted to post this thread and discuss our short term and long term goals. I'd be very interested in hearing other people's goals to see where mine stack up for my age. I am 23 years old, currently own...

There's a duplex that I'm interested that looks like a candidate for seller financing. My realtor showed me the house. I stuck around and started talking to the tenants: They spoke of a older guy possibly looking to r...

Hey guys, I'm pretty new to BP & learning about REI. I'm curious if, when starting out, you find it helpful to get a Real Estate License? Assuming this answer is situational upon which route someone decides to tak...

I have a couple of past due tenants (include 2 who have moved out). I want to report to the Credit Bureaus -- has anyone used Rent Recovery Service or any of the other services? 

I ran across some ads on Craigslist regarding "novelty documents" service which provides pay stubs.Have you seen any of these in from rental prospective applicants ? How do you spot them ? Thanks !!!

Hi!  I am in a 1031 exchange circumstance as i got an offer on my investment properties.  Some of these deals out there are awful to replace my properties i have in contract. Can Subject to acquisition be counted towa...

I'm curious to see who here has purchased an investment VA property using "vendee" financing. Please describe the process, whether it was as straightforward as it seems, and what your associated costs were. Also, wo...