I've been offered seller financing for a property in my area. The owner gave me 2 options for the terms and I'm interested in other viewpoints on which one is a better deal. Here are the terms:Option 1:20% down, 30 ...

If there are any members who know the area of Berks County, PA, I could use some viewpoints. I'm about to go under contract for my first deal. My plan is to buy, renovate, and rent.  Everything looks great on paper, b...

As possibly the most successful real estate investor around today, Sam Zell is a great source to listen to.  I found some notes from his latest conference presentation, and the link is below.  Here are a few parts:Sam...

There was a discussion in another thread where someone claimed John McCain wasn't a real Conservative (which I guess makes him a Liberal)...

Was curious to the thoughts from others here as to whether that's a pretty ...

I'm looking to buy my first rental property (on the other side of the country), and I'm trying to figure out the best way to finance it. I'm looking to buy in the 100k - 110k range and I currently have a 20% down pay...

This year I bought my first rental property which required a lot of work to be done. The duplex required new (AC, electrical panels, etc) I do want to utilize all the tax benefits and deductions from the expenses. Fro...

My girlfriend and I just bought a 4-plex that we will be house hacking. The property needs a bit of work, some minor some major. We have enjoyed most of the work we have put into the place so far, but realize that we ...

First let me state that I enjoy and have grown a lot from posts , webinars and info on BP. I am curious to know though how many here have actually mentored another or been mentored. So many here want to begin in RE, a...

Hi everyone, thanks so much for taking the time to read and respond to this post! I'm new to real estate investing, but know that I would like to purchase my first multi-family property in the next year-18 months in t...

My partners and I are looking into buying a building in our area instead of continuing to pay rent in Northern California. We will use part of the building for our company and then rent out the other offices to cover ...