Hello to all BP members! My name is Joe Ciano and here is my story.

From a young age, I’ve always had an interest in finance, investing, economics, and real estate. I have read a handful of books on real estate ove...

Hi Everyone,I sent out my first ever yellow letter campaign through www.yellowletters.com to about 300+ out of state absentee owners. I extracted the list from propertyradar. It has been just over a week and I have no...

I have my attorneys looking into this now, but could use some of your collective insight and advice on this one. I've negotiated to buy a non performing 1st private mortgage. The lender has already obtained a final ju...

Hey guys!I recently bought a 4-plex of townhomes for $130k.  It was grossing about $1750/mo and fit all my criteria, and overall looked like a great deal, so I moved forward with the purchase.My strategy so far has be...

I'll be performing a sheriff escorted eviction tomorrow morning at 10 am.I know the tenant and her sons belongings and they are still in the property.I just want to hear from people who have been there as to what to e...

Hi all,My sister recently sold a property in Sacramento and planning to invest a very small portion of her profits in Hawaii. I plan to help her by joining in the venture.  I'm doing some research, I see some 1Bed 1Ba...

With thousands of members now, the Forums here at BiggerPockets have become a true resource for real estate investors. In an effort to make our site even friendlier, I'd like to officially ask everyone to try their b...

Hi all,This is a long story and not sure if this is the right place to ask about my situation, but here goes.About a year ago my mother passed away. My mother and step-father were both on a fixed income and barely mak...

Hey guys, I am still looking for my first deal and back on the hunt! Buy & holding "average plus" properties in my area doing yield a positive cash flow in my area. My new strategy is to rehab a "fixer upper"...

Greetings BP Community,

Was hoping if any experience loan investors could help me out with some questions I came across when evaluation a loan for sale on auction.com

1) Basically, I am bidding for the 1st position...