I’m really excited to rent the upstairs apartment to my new duplex. I just posted my rental on Zillow and have several viewings scheduled. Anyone have advise or tips on how to further screen tenants prior to the viewi...

Hello. I have recently been looking at properties through Roofstock.com or morris invest?Can any investors give me some feedback on your experiences with them and the acquisition process. I know they are a bit differe...

Around here the banks offer $500 “Cash for Keys” to foreclosees if they will vacate quickly and leave the premises “broom clean”.

How about you landlords out there? Do you give any monetary incentives to avoid forma...

Hey, and thank you in advance for reading my post. I have been reading these forums, listening to podcasts and reading books for the last two years on REI. I just recently finished my residency and started earning a m...

Not sure what forum this goes in but I have an interesting question. This doesn't involve me, but a childhood friend. I'm not sure what to tell him. Here is the scenario as simply as I can put it.* Used family member'...

Hey BP, a friend recently mentioned that there are some buyers' agents that offer commission rebates of 1% or so. And since the commission is already factored into sale price (as the seller pays the commissions) thoug...

Hi all,

I'm purchasing my first property (Milwaukee) and asked my mortgage broker (Chemical Bank) about transferring the deed after the loan is secured. He said I can't do that. And that I'll need commercial lendin...

Hi All, I took part in a syndicated deal that bought notes in New Hampshire. The syndicator is based in Scottsdale and the lead partner is an attorney. It's been over two years and so there has been plenty of time to ...

Hi,I came into contact with an Atlanta rehab/investor named Andy on BP in Feb or Mar of this year (2014). He had a house for sale in Altanta that needed some major rehab work (about $15k). The house was not in a great...