Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...

Hey BP!,Since graduating I found myself anxious to get into real estate asap! I keep reading all these success stores and I feel I am ready but the only thing holding me back is thinking should I get out of debt first...

All,I have a success story to share. But it is not a success for the reasons you may think. I really learned a lot from this and from these mistakes I have made I changed the way I do my thing and this is causing a no...

I have 1 property which rents for an above avg $1275/mo, SFH, tenant pays all utilities, yardcare, etc.  We did a full reno 3+ years ago and have a mtg so cash flow is only about $450/mo.  So far we have had 3 tenants...

Hi, I’m a novice, trying to get into making extra income through real estate though I do have stable employment. Have just sold a condo and must do 1031 exchange by July 15th. Will have 400K as liquid funds from that,...

I'm getting prepared to go on my first seller appointment with a motivated seller. I'm curious about what papers I should bring.I found a great thread here about what to bring but I have one question, should I bring t...

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I for one believe we're not going to see a real estate crash anytime soon, and I firmly believe in the power of pessimistic thinking. But I'm also not wholly ignorant of all the aspects of this busin...

Perhaps I have an inner socialist I’m not aware of, but I have to ask the community, when is enough enough as it pertains to number of units owned?How often they ask on the podcasts “where are you going from here?” An...

I have been watching the last 4 months in absolute awe. Unemployment is through the roof, businesses are going bankrupt, most people are staying home not spending money yet the stock market and Real Estate market are...

It seems that purchasing property in all cash would have the best outcome for investments. The owner would not have a mortgage. The owner would have to pay property taxes. Buying with all cash gives the owner the opti...