I am located in IL and this is for a residential property. I was engaged in a real estate deal that recently fell through. I have attempted to send earnest money as a buyer to the title company twice and the sellers a...

Hello BP Colleagues, I am a newbie to the real estate investing business. My goal is to obtain a single family home or duplex in the next 6 months. I am currently researching markets in Baltimore City/County. Where ar...

I thought this would be an interesting question for people to weigh in on:

For residential properties, do you prefer an HOA with a fair fee ($100/mo.) or would you prefer no HOA?

Hi BP members! I’m a newbie to real estate investing. For the past 6 months I’ve tried to educate myself on the topic. I’ve read some books, started listening to the BP podcasts (I’m close to episode 100), and read so...

Hi all -
I'm currently an investor in the Chicagoland area, and along with my girlfriend, will be taking a short trip to Nashville the weekend of the 23rd to get a better understanding of the market as a potential de...

Hi All, I have a vacation property that I'd prefer NOT to install a hard coded thermostat in - e.g., I want to give folks the ability to set the temperature on their own.  Otherwise I'm sure I'll get complaints.  I'd ...

Trying to learn about hard money ,and private investors in buying new properties!  We currently own 8 addresses we rent. One being a double, and one being a triplex.  We owe no more than 35/40 on each.I love owning a...

First: Thank you to every single one of you who have posted to BP. This site is incredible!!

I'm D.C.-based for now and looking to buy my first investment property in Charm City. I spent yesterday - rainy as it was ...

So, I have been trying to get lending sources lined up.  I had talked with some boutique lenders such as B2R, La Quinta etc, and only coming out with high rates & less than favorable terms.  Last week I got some p...

Why aren't builders trying other materials instead of stick-built homes? I just paid $72k for a lumber package on 4 1250 SF townhomes that would have cost less than half that a year ago. Almost every major metro area ...