Thank you @J Scott for starting the new construction diary.  It's been our inspiration to do one of our own now.  In this thread we are going to track the progress of our first Crowd Funded new construction project in...

I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...

Where should I draw the line? Always, a few days before rent is due I get a maintenance request.My tenant is a self-described handy person and he also works in an appliance repair and sales shop. He is the first tenan...

I've found a few deals but the properties are inhabited by tenants who are either in the process of being evicted or they need to be evicted for being behind on rent. Should this stop me from buying the properties? Wi...

Hey BP, hope everyone is doing well. My question is simple, Where Do I Start? A little about me, I've been in the investing industry for about 2.5 years now. Have virtually wholesaled deals all over the country from m...

Hey all. I would like to ask those of you who have invested in out-of-state turnkeys several questions.  1. How many out of state turnkeys have you purchased?2. Do you still own these properties or were any sold?3. Ho...

Hi!  I just got preapproved from the lender today for my first rental property!  I haven't bought a house since my primary residence in 2007, so this financing part is new to me.  It seems like traditional lending is ...

I just wanted to share some more recent experience with Kwikset deadbolts as I have recommended them to numerous people in the past.  Since early 2011 I have been installing Kwikset Smartkey deadbolts in all of my pro...