Dear BP,I'm attending my first REIA event today and it seems like a scam. I'm a bit skeptical when they are throwing stories of $$$ left and right. Any thoughts?

Hello friends. My wife and I live in Oregon and we want to buy our first rental, but the interest rates and the housing prices in Portland are very high. A 3-bedroom house starts at $450k. But I'm getting the feeling ...

Has anyone cashed out their 401k to try and get a greater return on their money and use the proceeds to invest in RE? I have contemplated doing this.

Well. I lost my job today. Nope, I didn't quit. I was laid off. I was working for a company called Gulfstream. They had to lay off 1,100 employees, and I was one of the unlucky chosen. So... What to do now?I really wa...

I'll try to get to the point.I use to work for an investor when I was younger. Ever since then I've wanted to get into real estate. I never acted because I also wanted to become a police officer. I focused most of my ...

Hi all,
I've been compiling my results from my postcard mailings to Absentee Owners over the past few years. Here's what I've been getting:

Average Call-In Rate: 10.67%
Average Voicemail Rate: 4.40%

My Call-In Rate...

Im looking to invest but want to do it all cash out of pocket. Is there anyone here who started working that way with say 15-25k? Sweat equity is no problem for me. Should I be scouting forclosure sales on the courtho...