Hello all - I just tried calling a previous landlord/owner to get a reference on some applicants. She was grumpy and told me that since they have not given their notice to move out yet, she won't give me any informati...

I have called one hard money lender but the interest was high and so was the deposit. This would be my second investment and I understand it is risky when dealing with ppl just getting started. I don’t know where to l...

Rental housing is difficult in San Diego for the tenant. A friend of mine was recently approved for section 8 and she can't find a house to rent. Are there reasons to not take section 8, isn't it guaranteed rent each ...

Greetings - 
Last weekend I attended a three day webinar class with a Texas based REI group, to supplement all of the reading and podcasts. There was a lot of interesting/valuable content: the first day the husband o...

Here in Jacksonville we have a online record search that let's you pull the county eviction records. Unfortunately when someone has a common name I often get hundreds of records and multiple evictions with no way to t...

Hey BP family, I'm finally to the point of purchasing my second property (first rental property) and I've basically been following the steps as outlined: 1- get financed 2- find good deal 3- due diligence 4- make purc...

Dear BPersI have a condo that is on the market. The rent is $2000/month. I received three applications after the open house and now have a question on choosing the best tenant. Any help will be greatly appreciated.Amo...

I started out by asking myself, "how do I begin investing in real estate?” After simply looking it up in Google, I came across an article by Brandon Turner, an entrepreneur in real estate, titled “How to Start Investi...

First off, I would like to say that i have successfully launched my first marketing campaign, and I am feeling very excited.~first call from a seller~A day ago, I received call from a seller I sent a letter to. He sai...

Assuming you'll be financing a project for at least a year, are traditional mortgages getting more appealing?

In drawing this conclusion I am considering the fact that HML typically:
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