I know that folks on this forum always recommend (rather strongly) requiring a security deposit along with applications for a rental property.  (This is the deposit for the application, *not* the deposit for actually ...

Hi there.  I'm new to this site and new to real estate investing, and hoping some of you seasoned pros might have some advice for me.  I am a real estate agent in the Memphis market, working on rehabbing my first inve...

Hi all,I’m about to close on my first out of state rental and have been in contact with a property management company to manage it.For accounting purposes, the PM is asking me to open a business account at a local ban...

As an individual who works with a variety of investors at all different levels in the game... and sees multiple many investment opportunities a month. I started this thread to look more closely at what holds back firs...

Hello BP! I'm taking @Brandon Turner's advice and starting my own meetup. We plan to keep it consistent in terms of time, date (3rd Tues. of each month), and location. I've posted it on Meetup.com, here on BP in the e...

I'm seeing and noticing a super low inventory in homes which is causing markets to become super competitive to a point where people are buying homes for above market value. I know the low rates have buyers seeking to ...

A family friend of mine who is a long time real estate investor with several properties has offered to sell me one of his properties. It's a 5 bedroom house with two 1 bedroom apartments attached to it. He said a real...

Hello BP Crew,We recently had a contractor in Montgomery, AL go look at some potential properties we were going to bid on and one we had a contract on.  He never mentioned charging us for anything and we just asked hi...

For many folks new to the world of short-term rental hosting, getting their hands on a property can be quite the challenge. You've probably come across some "Airbnb Gurus" who like to talk about rental arbitration. Ba...

Hello- I have been spending a considerable amount of time calling multifamily owners in my farm area and keep running into the same problem. Many of the owners would love to sell their property but have owned it for 3...