We usually invest our idle money as a private lender. We get the negotiated interest rate on the money we lend. We don’t participate on the upside, but we don’t have to do anything else after we lend the money.  I’ve ...

In my area, there is a listing that just came up at 49K. It was flipped by a guy i know and trust his work back in 2009, sold then for 99k. just went through foreclosure and is listed as REO at 49K. I know it needs ...

I know that on one of the podcasts I heard @Brandon Turner mention giving his tenants a homework sheet or something of that nature.For example it might have on it that they must have utilities on in their name before ...

In your experience for those who have at least done a couple CapEx Multi family investments, what has been your primary focal point when evaluating what to improve on a property to increase rents? Do you look at exter...

I bought a nice little 2/1 about a month and a half ago . Just finished it up today . I grabbed a bunch of papers left in a drawer in the kitchen.  In it was the original bill of sale for the house from 1954 . With ex...

I am thinking of getting into multi-family specially 4plex to start with. I wanted to go local but the price tag too high in Dallas, TX area. If I go within 4-5 hr drive I can find better deals. Although I will be giv...

I am new and just getting started in real estate. Can I get advice on how to take my first steps into real estate? How does one go about looking at the type of market it is in Texas? 

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Let me take a moment to introduce myself and breifly describe my circumstance. I am in my early 30's, have a good corporate job and have saved about 30k in cash reserves. I am tying to restart my renta...

Hello,  I'm in Texas, my HOA sent me certified letter that I would be fined if I did not remove 6 trees that are within my "parkway area" (aka parking strip or road verge).  What is the best way to fight this?  Note: ...

Hey all,This is my first forum post on BiggerPockets. First, I'd like to say this is an amazing community of very well informed people. Its really refreshing to find some success-driven people!I am writing today becau...