I have been spending a lot of time reading blogs about owner financing of real estate transactions, and there seems to be myth out there that you can not do owner financing if the property is not free and clear. I’m...

Just starting out here and been reading Brandon Turner’s book on Rental Property Investing.  The book gives a rule to use to quickly screen properties known as the 50% rule [(0.5*projected income/rent)- (Mortgage P an...

My wife and I are going to look at two properties tomorrow that we are evaluating as short term rental investments. The properties are in the North Carolina mountains (near Boone), where there are lots of outdoor acti...

Hello. I own and manage a number 3 bedroom vacation rentals, hosting 6 guests on average.  I don't drink coffee so I struggle to know exactly what guests would prefer.  I have read that the choice of flavors of K cups...

Hello everyone. I have been lurking on BP for some time now, but with the start of the new year, I am really trying to put together my plan.

Here is my situation. I am an attorney with stable income, but look...

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As I've mentioned before I'll be buying my first property within the next couple months. I've found a potential property I plan on visiting tomorrow that I found using loopnet. I was able to find the pro...

I'm from New Jersey, and I'm very new to real estate investing. I have about $1,300 saved up (I know it's chump change.) But I had a question....I really don't want to wait until I have more money to jump into real es...

I read this article and at the end, the writer said it is better to rent to an illegal immigrant than not to. I have my thoughts but I was wondering what are your thoughts? I'm in the conservative state of Texas but l...

I am a new investor looking to find a good area to buy a property.  I live in the Bay Area and can not afford to start here and therefore need to research a good place to start.  How do you find a good place to invest...

I am shopping around for a cash out refi on a rental property and have a couple of very good prospects. Conventional loan, excellent credit and reserves, nothing owed on the property and the property is seasoned. One ...