I had been dealing with a distressed homeowner with a property that I ended up just passing on to an agent in the area whom Ive been networking with.. It was just not something I wanted to deal with since my buyers a...

Greetings BP community. My first introduction to real estate investing was an infomercial on Carlton Sheets products when I was in High School. (Anyone ever see those? It's been over a decade.) But it wasn't until ea...

Just like cross training for sports, I believe Real estate investing requires more than just real estate knowledge. To do this big, it must be treated as a business, and you must act as a CEO. For most of us, that mea...

I spent several hours reading on BP yesterday. Much of what I read was to drill in the fact of making sure the deal is good, keeping emotion out of the deal, "buying right", running numbers, don't force a deal becaus...

Hey Guys,I've been lurking on the forums for a month or so and thought it was time to do my intro.My name is John McAuley and I live in the greater Raleigh/Durham area (specifically Oxford, about 30 minutes north).  M...

I swear you can't make this stuff up!  My contractor was cleaning out a property today, and I get back from the store where I was buying garbage bags for him to use.  He said, "Come here, you have to see this." and le...

As an avid reader and absorber of this site I've found myself drawn to certain folks who seem to have ideals/thoughts that very much align with mine.  I am interested in many aspects of REI, but I've been drawn to the...

Is it legal to pay someone not licensed a fee for a referral aka bird dogging? If people start calling you and giving referrals how can you compensate them? I’ve heard of a rule/law in Texas for non licensed individua...

Looking at purchasing my first multi-family quadplex and living in one of the units for at least a year or so while renovating the others.  Would I still be able to use FHA/conventional financing if I used a 1031 exch...

Hi All,I've been listening to the podcast and reading a lot to learn....but am ready to do this already!!  : )I live in Queens and am researching the Northern New Jersey market (mostly because I can drive there).  I'm...