Without outside investors (rare) how does one overcome debt to income ratios without paying in full for a properties? I have set a goal is to acquire 5 single family properties within the next 10 years. I have my firs...

I've owned rental property for over a decade, and have learned some tips and tricks from experience, forums, books, and friends.  I no longer manage my own properties.  I've hired a property management company, and ju...

Hi all I was considering buying a home in Encinitas with the idea of living in it, fixing it up a bit and at some point renting it out and moving on to another property. Anyone have any experience with rentals in this...

Just wanted to see how fellow BPers feel about future interest rates? As all investments are linked to rates, I feel that rates in the future matters a great deal.

If an investment property is purchased today and th...

Ideally I would love to get a fixer-upper duplex that I would be able to live in rent free while still keeping a full time job.  Are there any properties that are under 400K and that follow the 2% rule?   

Do you use one LLC for all of your investment properties or one for each property? If not an LLC, which entity do you use and why? Doesn't the added cost of maintaining an LLC substantially eat into profit, especially...

What is a turnkey investment? What is a turnkey project? Are these two the same? Or are they different? And I know its an alternative to buy and holding properties but could someone explain to me also how "buying n...

What is the best way for someone who is currently working a full-time, 9-6 job to begin working part time as an agent, with the hopes of building a book of business over time to transition to a full-time career as a R...

Hey everyone! I'm in a bit of a jam and wondering if you could offer any advice.We rent a single family home that we only just moved into late last year. A few months later the landlord advised he was selling the hous...

I'm in my data gathering/learning stage and yet to do a deal (except the three homes I've owned and a few business deal/leases.) In any event I'm talking to people in my local market and those in real estate (agen...