Tomorrow, I am going on my first tour of about 15 properties (duplexes) her and I have picked out of the last few weeks here in Austin. We are going to spend a few hours driving around and looking at the propertie...

So let me ask your opinion. Is it all just about the money? I’m not trying to sound like Mr. Wonderful on the Shark Tank, but why do we do real estate? I like it, I’m pretty good at it, and I make money at it, but...

Hello BP community!

I've spent lots of time in the last couple of months learning as much as possible from various sources and now I am getting ready to take action! I have started assembling my team and wil...

I know this is a very open ended question but just want to get some basic feedback.

I know nothing about those creative real estate investing strategies, so my approach has always been "BUY-HOLD-RENT" long term.

I...

I saw another post on long term tenants that want to paint. I have tenants that just moved in a month and a half ago that want to paint. I'm kind of leery about it because

- They just moved in six weeks ago.
- The e...

Hello everyone, After 1.5 years of selling residential real estate and being stuck in analysis paralysis I started a direct mail campaign. My goal is to get my phone ringing with motivated sellers. I want to be able t...

Hi all! We just put our first rental up and I’ve gotten a lot of action but no bites!! 2 showings and one incomplete application in 4 weeks! I’m getting a little discouraged. I’ll leave the Cozy link which is the sa...

I have my first two homes rehabbed and marketed for rent. My first has two separate families interested. Trying to decide; probably a no-brainer but I am asking for advice.

1) Family one - Mother with two kids, mov...

Hi, I'm Debbie from San Diego County, CA.  I stumbled upon Bigger Pockets about a year ago and have since been listening to podcasts.  Other than buying 3 homes for our own family I don't have experience in Real Estat...

Hi all, I am new to BP as a newbie investor. I have been screening deals on MLS for over 200 listings and it seems it is mission impossible to find a deal that is even close to 1% rule. Any thoughts, folks?