Dear BP Community, I am buying both units of a duplex, leasing one unit to someone else and living in the other. I’m taking a hardship withdrawal from my 401(k) to fund the purchase. Any comments regarding my decis...

I know this can be a touchy subject for some but out of curiosity what has been your range of income throughout your real estate career? ( feel free to use rough estimates) And what were your income streams coming from?

Disclaimer: I'm a first time poster so please bear with me.I'm a Michigander moving to Savannah Georgia (well, Richmond Hill) late this summer (2020). I've only been cranking on my real estate investment education for...

So the other day I put in an offer on a property (making it my 5th house), I was told a few days later that there was multiple offers blah blah blah. So I adjusted my offer but didn't really except to get it, non the ...

I have plenty of Credit card debt but I wasn't sure what's better immediately focus on the debt or don't worry about it for now and look on buying a house with the idea of flipping the house and using the profits to e...

I am purchasing my first property with Fannie Mae and after we had negotiated the price they stuck the anti-flip clause in the addendum. I am a little annoyed, this house is not a short sale and has been sitting fo...

Hello!I have just purchased my first Duplex in the Milwaukee area and I will be living in the upper unit while renting out the already occupied bottom unit. The upper unit needs some renovating before I move in which ...

Warning - long post!My market is frothy - everyone seems to be a real estate investor, everyone wants to flip, and deals are very hard to come by, particularly on the MLS.On this page I'm going to try to work through ...

It is screening time again and I have an interesting one that focuses on income. I have an applicant for a recently renovated high rise condo who is a retired librarian with no dependents. She has spotless credit, he...

Hey, my name is Kenny. I am currently 16, in high school, and i have been avid on business and investing for about a year now. I have read dozens of books on the subject and have been hanging around BP forums for a...