Hi there.  I'm new to this site and new to real estate investing, and hoping some of you seasoned pros might have some advice for me.  I am a real estate agent in the Memphis market, working on rehabbing my first inve...

Inspired by @Brian Burke's harrowing story of surviving the economic meltdown, I'd love to learn what other lesson's people gained through that time.  Many survived, some thrived, lost it all... While I don't think we...

Hi BP community.  Wanted to put up a question to get some suggestions from landlords who might have gone through a similar situation.  I am dealing with a non paying tenant in Massachusetts.She is a single mom who mov...

Good morning,I am currently working a 9-5 in property management and am wanting a way out. I am 22 and have been working in property management for close to 2 years now. I look at the people above me and what they hav...

In my subprime situation, my agent and loan-office inflated my income, convinced me to sign all the documents to "move things faster". Loan-officer, told me not to worry about the inspection that he is a licensed one....

I was contacted by a potential investor in the Smoky Mountains asking my opinion on the earnings potential of a cabin.  One of the keys in any investment is "What are your goals?"  I was delighted to hear that this in...

Hello All,I've been doing a ton of research on the 2008 market crash.  I feel like I've garnered a strong understanding of what happened and why, however there is one thing I feel I am missing.  What steps could a sma...

I have tenants whom lost there jobs and failed to pay rent. No one wants to spend extra money and time to file an eviction law suit. Do I talked to the tenants and asked them to sign a termination of lease contract an...

As tenants, I'm wondering what kind of offer we could present to our landlord to buy the house we are renting. Why would we want to do this, why would we even think that the landlord would be open to such an idea, and...

This is my first time screening a tenant. I got the responses below to the my questions. Is this typical responses to screening questions? I'm just curious and do you have any suggestions? The property management didn...