After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...

Hello BP is been a long time since I was last on the site, but I was working on my NYS RE course. I have just finished my final exam and have scheduled my state exam, and am confused about how I should get started int...

Hi guys! I love love this podcast and forum, got hooked on it by the rental rookies! I drive an hour each way for work and am sparked up for investing. I need some guidance though- like real guidance- I have an inves...

I love real estate investing, its awesome.  However, in my personal life, I'm a minimalist.  I really could invest more if I minimized my personal expenses.  My idea..... Buy a lot of land somewhere, preferably 30 min...

So, I hired a landscaping company here in the Boise area to install some curbing and a sprinkler system in the backyard of my property.  Per the terms, they required half up front, half when the job is completed.  I p...

Hello everyone!My wife and I closed our first deal on the 7th on our new four unit property which is fully occupied. One of the tenants is a co-worker, which was not something I was terribly excited about initially, b...

Here's my situation:I'm closing on a three family house in Massachusetts for December 4th.  Currently the first and third floors have tenants, the second floor is vacant.  Both current sets of tenants have lived in th...

I have a flip that is on the market in Milwaukee and I am starting to get nervous as the Wisconsin weather begins to cool off and kids head back to school. I am open to suggestions on things to try or ways to get more...

Is this normal? 
Met with RE agent yesterday and described what we're looking for... 
"Important that its a DEAL not RETAIL" I said
"Ugly needs Cosmetic work, can add equity with upgrades" I followed up 
We gave o...

BP,Looking to replace the majority of my duplexes windows sometime in the future.  This is a 1920's stick house located in Tampa, Fl and there are about 20-25 windows that are just single pane glass or low grade alumi...