I am happy to share that I have purchased my first real estate investment!I had been researching and investing in REI programs for quite some time. I knew I had enough information to get started, but my fears were hol...

Greetings,I have an interest in investing in multi-family properties; however, I do not have the capital required for a downpayment of twenty-five percent. I am debating using a hard money lender for the full purchase...

Hi BP, I plan too buy houses in Philadelphia. But I'm not sure how to go about the lead paint laws. I've read the laws and will call them for clarification, but I thought I'd ask BP on this topic. Here are some of the...

I am currently in Preforeclosure with a scheduled auction on August 20th, and I am under a special forebearance due to medical issues and having 2 small children under the age of 7. I found a buyer for my home, got a ...

Hey everyone,I finished the most recent BP Money Podcast show with Mark Wills and have to say, am definitely intrigued by his business.  It makes sense- everything he was talking about, and a few months back someone I...

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anyone hear about this?? i hadn't until today. i put an offer on a REO and the agent took it off the market shortly after. when i asked why, this articl...

My current primary residence was a foreclosure. I bought it because I needed somewhere inexpensive to stay during and after a divorce. My intention was to eventually fix it up, buy a second house, then rent this one o...

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My name is Justin and I'm new to the site. I've been browsing around looking for a forum to join to discuss real estate investing. I finally settled on Bigger Pockets. I'm really hoping I made t...

I have 5 showings this weekend for prospective tenants for a condo I own.  I used Zillow Rental Manager to list it.  Seems pretty easy to use.  But I am reading mixed reviews on Zillow's background check.  What is bes...

Question for flippers and the 90 Day rule for FHA financing: Can you enter into contract prior to the 91st day, but wait to execute on the 91st day?Example where the 91st day is 11/10/2015A buyer comes along today (10...