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All,We have decided that it is time we move our investing out of our local area. We want to find First-Time Home Buyer areas, but are having a hard time identifying the characteristics as we start our search of new a...
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Hello BP friends. This site is awesome!!!Does anyone have referrals for an investor friendly agent in the Northeast San Antonio area?I desperately need help with timely leads for short sales, REOs, and similar distres...
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Looking at buying first investment property. Houses and location narrowed down. It is a couple hours from my house so need property manager. Is it weird to call a couple and give them brief description of house and...
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I ran into a vacant mobile home lot, with a current conventional septic system on it. Per county that property is in, in NC, no more mobile homes are allowed. It is zoned residential. I am afraid that if I try to obta...
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Hello,I am a new investor looking to begin investing in rental properties out of state. I currently am located in the Los Angeles area. Looking to invest in markets such as North Carolina, Georgia, and Missouri. I cur...
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Hi all, I am new to real estate investing and figuring out where I want to make my first investment. I am considering Bed-Stuy (Brooklyn) Westchester County, or Queens. I would love to hear advice anyone has to share....
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I have started to play around with the software program Innago and see that they have tenant screening with options for criminal background, credit and eviction history. I am curious how people's experience have been ...
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Hello all - I am having a little bit of starting trouble. I met with my agent with whom I have previously listed my home two weeks back. We agreed on the criteria that he would use to set up MLS listings alerts for me...
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I am looking specifically for owner occupied pre-foreclosures in hopes of finding subject to existing financing deals. I used ListSource and found 1725 addresses in that criteria within my own county and three surroun...
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Fort Worth is a great market for housing. I know the areas where I would be comfortable buying property but how do I narrow down my search areas from cities to neighborhoods? I've read the chamber of commerce posts ...