I just purchased my very first home in March. It’s a two-family and I fixed up the downstairs and moved in this April. Upstairs tenant has been there for 4years with various sketchy roommates. He has refused to prov...

Short IntroductionI currently work full-time in a stable, but dead-end job.  I am a IT Technician for an automotive company.  Being a non-IT business, the pay is low, but I make due by fixing computers on the side and...

I am thinking about buying single family homes in a C class area. I have found $20-30k homes, that I would pay cash for. These areas generally rent $500-800/month. I would be cash flowing 2% or greater. They aren'...

I recently got my first property under contract in the St. Louis, MO. market (Florissant, MO. to be exact).  I do not have a buyers list but yet I have managed to make some great connections regarding my area where i ...

I recently got into a lengthy discussion on another thread about wholesalers and whether they bring any value to the real estate industry or not. I am interested to see what everyone's experience has been with wholesa...

My parents and my in-laws recently gave us $150k each. We don't really need their money so now we have $300k extra in cash. I'm thinking of investing for cash flow to supplement their monthly income. I plan to t...

My girlfriend and I live in a house (with a conventional mortgage) that we don't wish to move out of. I want to get into rentals, but don't yet have the capital to put %20 down on a sfr in my area. I do however have t...

Dear BP,I'm attending my first REIA event today and it seems like a scam. I'm a bit skeptical when they are throwing stories of $$$ left and right. Any thoughts?

So, recently I have been trying to branch out and buy real estate in other states. I'm currently working in Arizona so I thought "hmm it's nice out here, I should try to get a property or two while I'm out here." I am...

CASH IS KING!!!G'Day everyone,I'm going out on a limb here so before you condemn my thoughts at least have a read and try to understand them.Why does modern day society always want more more and more? GREED that is wh...