Hi there,just starting out as an investor and considering Bay Area as one of the markets. I'm looking at a long term appreciation, and in the interim serve as a second home / STR or even LTR. Probably 2bdr.I already l...

Hey BP community! I've been trying to learn more about a specific market (Tampa), and feel like at times I am going in circles. Taking notes on each neighborhood + suburb gets tedious. I still don't have as pointed qu...

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My name is David, and I am currently an Active Duty in the U.S. Army serving overseas. I do not have any prior real estate experience, but my goal is to learn how to retire from my 9-to-5 job within the next 5...

I had a conversation with a PM (large local firm) yesterday and was told that they can no longer conduct criminal background checks on prospective tenants, because "fair housing and anti discrimination rules prohibit ...

Hey everyone!If you are looking to buy out of state for buy and hold properties, how do you decide if a neighborhood is 'good' or 'bad'? I've tried looking at areas via Google street view, but I know that's probably n...

I'm *considering* not investing in Raleigh homes anymore and moving onto places such as Fayetteville. What should I know about the areas before proceeding. What areas / zones / neighborhoods are more popular for rentals?

I'm currently in the early stages of researching multifamily properties, and I could really use your insights on identifying good neighborhoods to focus my search.
I've done some preliminary research and understand t...

A partical excerpt from The Globe article by Jeff Jacoby.....Most Americans would look at you and likely see a prudent, levelheaded property owner. Not the Obama administration. The Department of Housing and Urban Dev...

I am an full time investor in Fort Myers Florida and Lehigh acres area.  I have always been buying houses from auction locally.  But now. It seems like it is running out of foreclosure auctions. And MLS just doesn't w...

I recently had a tenant vacate a townhouse and during a walk through prior to their leaving a noticed court documents from a neighboring county informing my tenant that his charges for "aggravated sexual battery" were...