In my last post I asked in detail how to find sellers and good deals. Now I want to focus on how to approach a potential customer. When trying to buy directly from a home owner how do you generally go about that. I...

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My name is Justin. I'm a 21 year old student studying electrical engineering at MIT. I love engineering, but I know it won't allow me the financial freedom I'm looking for. I've looked at how others have built th...

Colleagues and friends,The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of personal itemized (Schedule A) deductio...

it seems like the competition is getting bigger and bigger in wholesaling .. i'm a newbie myself but in the few months i have been getting my feet wet i have seen so many new bandit signs so many ..... everywhere i...

Move over, @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner . There's a new podcast in town. Listen to our first show at www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshow01 where we interview Mr. Money Mustache. He shares his thoughts on what trul...

I have two buyers; I am trying to find them properties that fit their criteria. i am not sure what to do next once i find the properties. Am I working backwards here? Lets say the seller agree to the terms. How d...

I've dealt with good title and bad title companies as I am sure you have. What suggestions do we have to make them better?

Is Houston TX a good place to begin a real estate journey? My wife and I are planning to get a triplex (live in one and rent out two) after a year of moving there. Any thoughts on the outlook of the market there? Than...

We're looking at buying a 3/2 in the 78745 zip code, but the numbers are really tight.  Are other people investing in that area?  If not, is there a good area in Austin to invest?

I'm curious how y'all determine ARV (After Repair Value) in your area. I'm looking at some foreclosure's and the hardest part seems to be what they would be worth after repairs. I have a great estimating software to...