DISCLOSURE:  I am a newbie of newbies, who wants REI to be the vehicle to provide income to provide a better life for my family and to fund a better retirement down the road.  I am most interested in the power of choi...

I sent out my first round of direct mail today for delinquent tax. I'm a little nervous. I'll post what happens

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a book or some other resource for gaining some more knowledge about financial analysis or just financial knowledge in general. The calculators here seem like a really good res...

Hi all,First, just a little background. If you want to see my question, skip to the end of this post. I have been continuing to learn thanks to BP: the podcasts are amazing and the content is so insightful.Lately, I h...

Hey BP Community!My name is Kevin McGevna and I am new to both the Tampa area and real estate investing. I've been educating myself on real estate investment for quite some time now and am looking to help in any way p...

Hello BPers!First off I want to express my gratitude that such an incredible community exists. There's so much knowledge and experience here that it's almost overwhelming to sift through everything in a short time. I'...

First of all I am new to BP.  I am learning as much as I can.  I have read 3 posts regarding abandoned properties but I have not come across what I am looking for.  so.... If I am rehashing something that has already ...

Hey guys, so I'm an aspiring investor and am about to do my first direct mail campaign. Let's say I am only interested in  properties that are within 2 miles of a Subway in 5 different counties. I now have the assesso...

Hey BP Family,I went down to my local probate office here in Spartanburg, SC for the first time this past Monday. Using their computer to look through records was a little confusing, but the nice ladies in the office ...

This goes out to my fellow Brooklynites, what is the typical cap rate that you would consider as a good investment on an multifamily unit investment property?