He is an excellent tenant, and I want to keep him long term and happy. But he has a new girlfriend, and wants to move her in. She filled out an application and I did an online background/credit check. The good news is...

So the house is worth $275,000 and the buyer, who happens to be a realtor wants to buy it, and get in quickly. She is having a tough time getting financing because she has been self employed for 1.5 years and not two....

Hi BP family!I've spent months in researching my next move with my 401 (k). I've made the decision that I will rollover my 401 (k) to a self-directed plan which would allow me to start investing in Tax Liens and perha...

Recently, a friend and fellow real estate investor approached me with an opportunity. He wants to build 3 to 5 1,000 sqft homes in small towns that are within a 30 minute commute to a mid-size city in Texas. Through a...

Hello everyone.

I'm a newbie on this forum and very interested in learning more.

I have 2 questions:

- Are you a full time real estate investor?

- If so, how do you get financing?

I am...

This isnt supposed to be a political debate...but reguardless of where you stand the fact of the matter is the government moved in rather quickly and just like that said your lease and laws dont matter with very littl...

Cold Calling

As much as I HATE cold calling I was wondering if anyone has paid someone to call and fill out a Property Info Sheet?
If so what was the rate you paid?
How did you pay?

Here are my thoughts:
Give my c...

Hi everyone. I know back before the housing crisis it was possible to get a HELOC on a rental property, but is this still possible today? Have any of you recently done this? We have one single family home and looking ...

Why do you feel you need to "work" for someone 9 to 5 or whatever it may be? Why is it that you take time out of your personal life and sit in a 4x6 cubicle, 5 days a week or may be even 7! I had this discussion with...

Hi BP! I'm currently looking to purchase a property in Birmingham, AL to buy and hold. I know that this market is currently great for this strategy, and hope to find a property that adequately cash flows. Ideally, I ...