So here's the deal. In a few months I will be quitting my job, moving back to Orlando (A market I know very well) and using a $300,000 investment to kick start my venture in real estate. A small portion of this money ...

A house I'm considering purchasing has a pest problem, and there are a lot of rodent droppings in the garage and attic. If I go through with purchasing it, I'm planning to hire a pest control company to get rid of the...

Hi All,I joined BP over a year ago but just recently became serious about getting into real estate investing. I'm reading and learning as much as I can. So I'd love to make any connections and learn as much from every...

My short term goals:
get a mortgage and buy at least a 3/2 house to rent w/a positive cash flow.
Move into it, and either rent or sell my residence. This new house may or may not be _my_ house for the rest of my life....

Does anyone have experience doing lease-option deals? Are they highly successful or a gimmick strategy to use every once in awhile? How does a lease-option deal differ from a typical real estate transaction?

Thank ...

I'm wondering what kind of agreements people have with their tenants?

They do all repairs

They pay half of the repairs

You pay for all repairs

I'm wondering because if you pay for everything they might misuse it....

So i'm at point A (tired of working for others and ready to do anything and everything to take charge of my own destiny) and need to get to point B (6 figure net income). I know I need a map, but right now the map ...

So I dove into this head first, started driving for dollars in my neighborhood and neighboring areas and found 10+ potential homes got numbers off Whitepages and called everyone. I just got my first call back from a o...

Hello BP,We found a deal that could be a fantastic buy.  The house is rather large, comes fully furnished, sits on about 3 acres and has been a successful STR and events venue.  In addition to this property, there is ...

So the Mrs wants to do Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. It’s what our friends do who have done well with savings and whatnot. I explained to her Dave’s take on debt related REI however I told her I would stil...