Greetings BP members,My name is John, 37 years of age, IT manager with strong income,  reside in CA with my wife, twin boys ( 3yrs of age) and their 15 months old sister. I've been on BP for the past week or so, and a...

Hi all, Newbie here just introducing myself and looking to meet Phoenix area investors.  When I say newbie I mean, very new.  I'm still looking for my first deal but taking my time to make sure I find the right one in...

Hello everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself even tho I have been lurking on this site for a few months I finally decided to sign up and say hello. I'm not really looking to get into your normal type real estate ...

We are a Seattle-based property management company. We need to purchase a good camera and camcorder for taking real estate pictures and videos for both marketing as well as inspection purposes..

What are the...

When just starting out as a REI business, how should you structure your company?
Sole proprietorship (with enhance liability insurance) or LLC.
If you and your spouse are running the business together, is this a partn...

Hi!  I'm a computer engineer from Austin, TX.  Except for owning my own home, I'm not a real estate investor yet.  I'm looking to change that in the next year or two.  Like most of the other Austinites on BP posting i...

I just recently moved to Southern Utah and I am looking to fix a place up two places, possibly a third, with new Kitchen Cabinets and Granite Counters.  When in Oregon and Seattle I found a couple of great places with...

How do you analyze and factor in the time value of an investment. We analyze the CoC, ROI, IRR, etc.(the financials) of our investments but how about your time involvement (intangibles?)?We throw around the saying "wo...

Currently negotiating a deal to keep as rental.  Just want to see if my numbers I have inputted in the rental calculator is good and from your experience, would this be a good buy why or why not.   Property Info:Purch...

Hi BP community,So I’m in contract on a property in Parma, Ohio, and I’m shopping around for quotes on Homeowners Insurance. Given that I’ll be a Landlord, are there Landlord-specific things that I should be looking ...