Obviously not a popular subject here on BP, or in general, but it is one of importance nonetheless, I believe.
This stems from my very first listing appointment ever and a FSBO who asked about any other names I had &...

Hello Everyone,
About a year ago, I purchased a duplex in Spring City, PA (Chester County) which I currently occupy using 10% down FHA financing. It's going very well so far and I'd like to repeat the process again w...

I recently had an appraisal come back way under what I believe is the current market value.  I am very familiar with this neighborhood and know that this home would sell for more if it was listed for sale tomorrow.I p...

Population growth, job growth, demographics, and income are all very important when an investor is deciding on which market they want enter for a buy and hold strategy. Below is the data from 2010 - 2014 population gr...

Hi there! I'm a new investor from Brooklyn, NY, and I'm planning on investing in Newark, NJ. Right now, I'm working with an agent to familiarize myself with the New Jersey market and purchase process. We found two pro...

I've been recently debating what to do as I finish up the renovations of my home. I recently bought my primary home (which will be a house hacking rental property) for $175,000. My ARV for this home should range from ...

Hey everyone, E.J. here. After listening to hundreds of hours of podcasts and reading “How to Invest in Real Estate-BP”, I’m trying to decide where I want to get started (niche related) and create a plan to mitigate r...

Hi BP,
I have an interesting legal dilemma here. I listed a flip for sale a few months back and accepted an offer (over asking) from a very strong conventional loan buyer. Unfortunately the appraisal came back low an...

Good morning everyone. 
Haven’t been on the forum for a while, but I’m moving on my 5th investment and I’ve run into a potential snag.

the sellers bought the house cash and didn’t have to go through underwriting e...

Please feel free to jump down to the questions at the bottom of this post! I don’t want to scare off any potential help with a long post, but I wanted to lay out a theoretical situation and ask questions at the end. P...