I have a customer that just had a fire at one of their 5-plex buildings. They were wondering if they should use a private insurance adjuster to make sure the insurance company is treating them fairly. As you expect,...

Hey everyone my name is Justin. I'm from Quincy, MA.  First, I just want to say that I have enjoyed reading the site over the past week, it's been a great learning experience. My background in real estate is fairly li...

Hello EveryoneI am trying to expand my knowledge in fix and flip by learning about how to handle repairs, cosmetic procedures etc. I have heard from some books I have read about "Home depot university" where you can g...

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I'm buying my 2nd rental property in Framingham, MA. It is 100+ years old but was completely renovated in 2004. Would like to have an inspector verify that there is no lead concern. Looking for a "...

We have our first project that will be closing in a couple of weeks. We learned the hard way that finding good contractors can be a challenge. No offense to the contractors out there! We are finding that many of the c...

Hi BP friends,I'm eager to get started into real estate investing and just recently learned about the sub 30K homes. I feel like this is the easiest way for me to get started but on the other hand it would be investin...

I own 1 rental but used a realtor to find my tenants, and now that I've decided to start an actual business, I want to try to do most things myself, and recently just had an offer accepted on a 2nd rental (and now I'm...

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I just wanted to extend my thanks and gratitude. Ever since visiting the BP site my computer has become infected with the BP virus! My web browsers is constantly open to a myriad of Windows from MLS listings ...

Does it take a special person to get out of a "job" and do real estate full-time? If a person doesn't have alot of cash...Is this a wild dream or can it be done if a person is dedicated to learning.

I would love to ...

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After reading the BP Beginners Guide, browsing the forums and reading a few titles on the best real estate book list, I've decided that investing in residential performing mortgage notes (1st posit...