Hi all, i was wondering what you look for when deciding if a property will be a good candidate for forced apprectiation? obviously, things that will allow you to increase the rent or lower expenses, or both.i'm still ...

About a year and a half ago my wife and I decided that we wanted to get into real estate investing. In particular buy/hold single family homes in the Kansas City area. However between the two of us we had $70,237 in s...

Hello BP community!  My name is Jeremy and I would like to introduce myself.  I am an electrical engineer and I currently live in Brooklyn, NY with my wife.  I am interested in real estate investing to become financia...

If someone like to play with numbers, I have a deal here that you could practice on. My neighbor would really like to sell his 4plex to me. He wants to build a house so needs some of the equity in cash. He is open to ...

I am currently living with my parents, having graduated college alittle over a year ago... but have been thinking about moving out. My friends all keep asking me if I want to rent a place somewhere, but I don't reall...

"Federal Housing Administration mortgage delinquencies jumped in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2006, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday. The FHA insures low down-payment loans and is ...

Boy, did I miss the call on this one! (at least for now) Even with a somewhat slower year than last in rental demand, even with interest rates returning to historical norms, overall home prices in the Gatlinburg marke...

Manufactured Housing Communities (MHCs) are where it's at. This asset class is as hot as a Texas summer, and the numbers prove it.
So, let's first look at the demand and occupancy. The demand is rising for MHCs as th...

I was using the BP Rental Calculator to analyze an owner occupied rental property.  My NOI came out much higher than I expected.  I noticed that when I calculated the numbers manually I could get the same NOI if I lef...

Hi BP,I sent out my first batch of direct mail letters last week. I got a call back today from someone who wants me to make an offer. He bought the house last year for under 10k. It's 3 Bed, 1.5 bath 2-story row ho...