Hello, I'm a new investor from the NoVA area. I just closed on my first investment property in Tampa, FL (20k Down, 5k closing, 80k price). I am saving up cash as I work a full time job to build my portfolio. I was th...

Hello All,I am investing OOS, finishing a flip in Chicago. I have some ideas on what to do with the money but I'm conflicted with which the best idea. My main goal is cash flow, so by reading this you can tell where I...

So I've started listening to the BP podcast over the last several weeks and I've become very interested in real-estate.I heard so much about people using direct mail marketing as a strategy to gain leads for deals.I w...

Hi all, have been educating myself for the last several months and thought I may have stumbled upon and interesting question, so here goes: when using my VA loan, I know I can eventually refinance to a conventional lo...

Even though I'm really expecting Bill to jump in and answer (hopefully without a long drawn out answer :mrgreen: ) I thought it would at least be worth others to see his answer, if he has one, which I'm pretty sure he...

Any advice on Submetering water in Chicago?
Online search results point towards Guardian, can anyone recommend any other company to compare quotes and service?
Any help would be great.

We own a house that was paid off in town with a very desirable school system. We took out a loan against it and bought a house in a cheaper town and have now moved in with the plan of renting out the more desirable ho...

I was just up on Canada visiting family and manage to go see a few listings just for fun. I noticed some of the developers are using a vinyl flooring that looks like hardwood. It was beautiful flooring and actually ...

Hi I am Aarati, I am from Australia. I am here after reading a book on “how to invest in real estate” by joshua and brandon. i have never owned any properties so far and i am willing to enter into real estate world th...

I'm scheduled to meet with a contractor tomorrow. The work needed, from my eye isn't much... carpet, paint, tile. Other than carpet, I could do the work myself, but I've learned it's much better to hire out and spe...