Hi all,I got my real estate broker license in WA state earlier this week for the first time.I have been a full time employee in WA in the software field and would like to continue that while i kickstart on the side th...

Hello Everyone!My name is Charles. Although I am new real estate investor, I have been well exposed to the industry for many years. I've watched My Parents created their wealth by investing their hard earned money in...

Hi Remote Investors!  I have been a long time reader of BP and have spent an enormous amount of time reading books and analyzing prospective deals out of state but unable to get clarity on the obtaining the tangible a...

I recently was aiding my client in bidding for a property on xome.com auction site. The bidding was set at $5K increments. Our maximum offer was $194K, and "another bidder" took it to $199K (5K increments) and "yet an...

If I want to know how a REIT or any mutual fund in any sector has performed relative to the market and relative to its peers in the last 1 year, 3 years, 5 years or 10 years, I can find this out through a rating servi...

I'm looking for references of good property managers and contractors in Dallas Fort Worth area which you have used in the past and found to be reliable. 

Has anyone in the Houston market successfully secured hard money loans for commercial real estate investments? I'm particularly interested in hearing about your experiences with lenders, the flexibility of approval cr...

I am just curious if anyone has a ballpark idea of how much they spend per direct mail deal. I know this will go down over time as one gains experience. I am guessing that it could be as high as $2,000 per deal to s...

I just bought my first house in Aurora, Colorado after saving some money and moving back 2 years ago to my hometown after living in Los Angeles, East Texas, Houston, and Connecticut. Then I learned about the BP podcas...

I know this topic is widely discussed, but I've finally found myself in a position where I need to know how to estimate rehab costs.We are under contract for a home that will become our personal property.  It also has...