Would you ever use the "subject to" method to get a buy and hold property if you had to pay full retail for the house? I've watched several of my neighbor's houses sit for 6 months or a year with a for sale sign in th...

Intro…Keeping with the spirit of @J Scott 's  “Diary of a New Construction Project” where we jumped into a HUGE project that we never really had done before, “Tear a house down and build a new one back”. This adventu...

I am current resident of Hoboken, NJ, and a yet-to-be property investor.  I am currently looking for a great place to invest my money.  I have spent a decent amount of time understanding the basics of equity investing...

Hi BP Community,
Need your input!
Save to afford a project in Austin, TX? - High appreciation potential
Start buying rentals in Killeen / Copperas Cove / Harker Heights, TX? - Positive Cashflow, guaranteed rent if ...

I have a turn-key rental with Mack Companies in suburban Chicago that has been vacant for FOUR MONTHS!A small sample of my issues with the management:Finding out a tenant has moved out weeks after the fact. When the m...

I have lived in the San Francisco bay area for the last 15 or so years, and am anxious to start doing some buy-and-hold investing.  However, it seems that price-to-rent ratios are solidly over 30 in my area, and gener...

Hi BP members!I am very grateful that I have found this site; during the last six months, I have been educating myself listening to the Podscast (at least two a day), I´ve been reading your blogs, discussions, and the...

I will start off by disclaiming that I cannot take credit for the idea behind this post.  I recently read and responded to a post initiated by @Adam Zach surveying all members wanting to see who in the real estate inv...