After some analysis, I've decided to invest in Detroit suburbs (Warren/Sterling Heights) or possibly further out (Grand Rapids/Ann Arbor). I will be buying and holding from out of state, but I do want to visit now and...

I can understand the new person just signing up here on BP to not have a profile picture but I would think that after using this a few times one would not only finish completing their profile but uploading a picture o...

28 ways to build a buyers list

1. Craigslist.com - You look in 3 different places on Craigslist. First you check Housing, "real estate for sale" in you...

Hey Guys!I haven't been as active on the forums near as much as I would have like to have been these past few months. Mostly because I've been scouring the MLS looking for deals or checking on our current rehab houses...

In 2010 I had the rose colored glasses knocked off my face hard and I am trying to understand why and how there is such Happy Talk right now about the economy.  I am trying to figure out if it is my pessimism based in...

Hello all,I have a prospective tenant applying for a 6 month lease at my 1b1b studio rental unit.  She is an older woman that says she is going through a divorce and wants to move to my town so she can be close to her...

I found a lead in which property owners are deceased. The grandson which also claims to be "adopted" by his deceased parents is now living behind the home in a vehicle. He clearly has a drug problem. The house has bee...

Hi everyone, I joined BP a month or so ago and was able to find some great info on here. I'm an investor from Las Vegas, looking to move my investments out East, and Florida seems to be a good place, that pops up posi...