How do you know when is the right time to make the leap? We're considering a STR. How do you know when to pull the plug and purchase your first investment? It's such a big purchase when you have a family with little o...

Look forward to connecting with investors/property managers who rent by room. We can all share the pros and cons, learnings, laws around rent by room in Seattle/Redmond/Kirkland/Bellevue. I have been exploring rent by...

Hi Everyone - Just thought I would share an experience that I just had on my own. I didn't have a model of due diligence with my latest effort.  All I had was my assumptions, and however you want to break up that word...

Hey BP, just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Emily, a 25 year old chemist who grew up in Beavercreek Ohio and moved to Cincinnati in 2013 for college. I've been renting for the last 6 years, going on 7 and I'm sick of...

Recently, my family added a duplex to our investment portfolio. I was super excited about it because it's only 10 minutes from my house! I ran the comps for the neighborhood and saw that there wasn't a lot turnover ...

hey gang in lieu of a mentor, can I pose a question? which you may answer with a question or just vote on. (Kind of like playing chess this real estate stuff espec. when life variables shift.)

I have a hous...

Hello BP members,

Just a quick introduction about myself. My name is Riky. I am a newbie in this website and I am currently living in Sydney. Any recommendations on how could I start in property investment wi...

I know this is real estate forum, but I am looking for good suggestions on stock market investing book(s). I figure suggestions from this group are less likely to follow typical financial advice of buy and hold mu...

I just had 2 very nice Chinese students look at a house I have for rent. They want to rent it.

They speak very little English, but have a friend that can translate. They do not have a ss# because they are tra...

I'd like to focus my attention on apartment complexes. Since most are owned under LLC's, what's the best way to contact them? If by direct mail, what are some ideas of how to approach the owner(s) in letter form?