Evening BP,          I am thinking about getting my RE license in VA; the only problem is that I am an active duty Marine. I want to get the industry now, and I can't wait until I retire and want to hit the ground run...

I've been focusing on wraps instead of rentals because I find that the margins here in the DFW area are really tough to cashflow for rentals (if you are conservative with reserves). Also property taxes go up so much a...

Hello,I live in Virginia and interested in purchasing real estate in Florida. From my research, the property in Florida seems to cost less than in Northern Va. I've been told that Sanford, Winter Park and Lake Mary Fl...

I am starting the education part of my investing game. But I don't own my own house yet (primary residence). I am a would be landlord who still rents. Does that qualify as irony? lol I am fixing my credit but at this ...

Hey Everybody,So I'm thinking about buying a quadplex that's on a street with eight almost identical quads on each side of the street total. The outside wall of unit #1 faces the street. The street is not in walking d...

I heard an interesting non-real estate specific quote the other day.  In order to be truly successful you need to willing to risk everything and fail.For those that have been significantly successful in real estate in...

I am completely new to real estate I have been looking for deals to bring to a partner that will help. I found a commercial building that used to have a dentistry business in it and I want to find out if it’s a lead I...

Hello All,I am new to investing in the Richmond area and new to Richmond, VA. I was wondering what are some of the neighborhoods in the city like? What are the areas to stay away from? Low- and High-income areas? Popu...

hey BP, I wanted to get your take on a property I'm looking at tomorrow. It's a duplex in a not so good part of town but from my understanding of the owner it's been fully occupied for the last 3 years and each side i...

I'm super new to real estate investing so please go easy on me :)My wife and I went around some open houses for duplex units today in the northern New Jersey area along the PATH train line (Harrison, Newark, East Newa...