I just received a letter from farmers insurance saying my primary homeowner's insurance would increase by 93%.  there reason was -  8% cost of living, 3% agent commissions and 82% for industry factors.?  it is not the...

Hello fellow real estate investors, i have been reading about real estate investing here and there in the past couple of months. it wasn't till i got a new job about a month ago, where i decided to take real estate in...

Just curious. It may have to do with the neighborhood in general or a house close to your property with shady characters or animals or ????

I do on occasion out of general principal but I don't advertise the fact to ...

Hey all! I'm looking at getting my first investment property in the 30 days or so. I can get a line of credit to start somewhere between 27-30k my private banker told me. Just wondering what your thoughts on this is? ...

We've been working with a turnkey/property management company that has done a good job for us.  We would prefer to stay with them to manage our recent purchase, but unfortunately their PM agreement has become more one...

Hi all,    I am just starting out.  I bought a rental in NC and someone told me that the rent money has to go into a separate account that just is for rental income.... is this true?  

Hey Everyone.  What do you think about buying real estate without using a real estate agent?  Especially for simple properties, I don’t think this is all that complex. The trick is you need to get in to see the proper...

Hi BP community!
Have an interesting situation, looking for ideas on the best way to solve a problem for a distressed homeowner.
The family purchased a lakefront property in a nice area three years ago but then ran...

I had a good visit with another BP member today brainstorming. It was suggested that there was a real opportunity to make some short term high rate loans. Realtors and investors ALWAYS have profits and commissions spe...

I've primarily used Postlets as a way to syndicate my online marketing of properties for sale and rent to most of the other real estate websites. With Zillow effectively changing the process, does anyone have any sugg...