Has anyone ever heard of or had any experience hiring a company to do research on markets/submarkets? I am not very good at research (although getting better with practice) and I was thinking why not have an expert re...

Hi everyone, just want to introduce myself to the Columbus area investors. I am an investor from the Seattle area, and I will be investing in Columbus soon. Just want to connect with the right people and hopefully bui...

Hey All, Everything I read recommends investing in places where jobs are moving to, population is increasing, infrastructure is great. It’s true - these are all great recommendations. But counterintuitive to all that ...

Hello, I am not a flipper and don't pretend to be. I was wondering though those that do, and have experience with it if there are any formulas you may use?  or a rule of thumb on how much money needs to be injected in...

maybe i'm the only one noticing it or seeing things but after having been on BP for a few months  now, i notice practically day in and day out new member posts (welcome!) with pretty much the same sketch: have no mone...

I'm just getting started so please excuse my novice question but how do you calculate the repairs on a flip? I was told an easy formula is the square footage of the house times $30. Is this a good tool to use?

In the process of meeting with a seller, I needed a quick tip on how to calculate the repair cost on a property?  How do I determined  if it need a basic repair  or an extensive repair?  

Hi all,Newbie here. I’m going to dive straight in. We’re a childless married couple residing in Brooklyn, NY and are over the exploding rent and home purchase costs. We live in a fairly nice part of Brooklyn (thank he...

Was listening to Geithner talking to some senators and he was saying he'd like to see renters fill all the vacant houses. To facilitate that he said he'd have to take over Fannie and Freddie. Hmmm, I was thinking this...

Hi all,

I'm a newbie out-of-country investor (American living in Singapore). Been using the internet to check out REO markets across the US, and Detroit keeps coming up where you can get the most house for the least ...