How to beat other investors who are willing to pay higher offer price than what I will pay for? How do you close deals faster even when sellers will not budge from their high retail asking price? Do you use other peop...

I know investing in real estate takes determination and time. I am 20 years old in college and majoring in Law. I work and go to school but I am determined to invest in real estate on the side. So to start off I wa...

Currently live in San Francisco and would like to purchase rental properties in other cities. I have looked into a few cities denton tx, kansas city, and columbus oh. Does anyone recommend a city to get started? 

Pic #1: This is the water I found in one of my  rentals that’s about 5’ below grade. This came AFTER we had finished doing a foundation waterproofing around the perimeter of the house! - How could this happen!?I had t...

Hey guys, over time I have taken lots of ideas from BP on finding motivated sellers. I compiled a list and am sharing it back with BP members. Enjoy!

Hey guys, over time I have taken lots of ideas from BP on finding...

Trying to get a VERY BALLPARK idea of what I would expect a per-square-foot gut interior renovation to cost an investor in San Francisco.By ballpark, I mean I'd be happy with a $50/sf range ($125-175/sf, for example) ...

Real life of a newbie investorI've been inspired by Account Closed post, "real life of a real estate investor". With that being said, I believe there's value in sharing my journey with other newbies. I will begin givi...

Hi Folks,What a great site. Glad to have stumbled upon it a few weeks ago. Here's a bit about me:I live in the hills outside of a little town called Ukiah, about 2 hours north of San Francisco. I grew up here, and mov...

What's up ya'll!  I'm Darryl from Orange County!  This forum appeared multiple times after searching on Google as a good point of reference and it seems to have more people engaged in this niche so I figured I might a...