Hi! My name is Robert, and I live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I'm currently in the publishing world, and I would like to begin investing in real estate. Ideally, I would like to acquire a 3 unit building in t...

So I was reading through Josh's post here:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/1/blog_posts/4157-don-t-fall-for-the-scam-be-cautious-

about being cautious about who you do business on via the site and there is commen...

do I really need an agent. I worked with one. didn't know lick of what I want. I got more alerts from redfin than him. changed and now have another and she send me things redfin sent me already and I already didn't li...

Just curious if any of you Landlords use American Home Shield warranty on your investment properties?If so, are you happy with them?

The book Rich Dad Poor Dad is frequently sited by people as being a great book for real estate investors and I have no idea why.  I read the book and I found it to be poorly written, incredibly repetitive, lacking any...

I know its a long way out but when the High Speed Rail is finished it seems inevitable that some people will forgo the expensive LA and SF rents and move to cities like Fresno or Bakersfield (they already are). There ...

Hi all, I’m coming close to buying my first rental as an out of state STR. I have been in contact with a local property manager who charges 18% to manage the listings on their accounts (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc), take care o...

Like the title says, how much do you pay your private lenders? I have seen that 8% - 15% seems like the average.

Now another question - is that 8-15% on the money they lend you or of your final profit?