Last October I closed on my first purchase! A primary residence, single family in midtown Sacramento. We had been house hunting since March, focusing mainly in North Oak Park (since we thought we couldn't afford midto...

Please help clear my mind from my skewed point of view of how REI works.My goal is to buy a multiplex apartment building and live in one of the units. So I'm guessing that I'd have to put something like $50,000 down f...

Does anyone have any recommendations on real estate investing books?

Also, are there any magazines out there that are good for real estate investors?

Line # 10 basically states the home may not be transferred or sold for 30 days. Escrow are to add this verbiage to the closing instructions and must notify Countrywide if this does indeed happen.

That kinda sucks. ...

There are two schools of thought that I have seen compete when it comes to talking about success. 1) Don’t tell others about the successes you are having because it will make them feel bad, envious, jealous, or think ...

I’m new to wholesaling, haven’t made my first deal yet. I’ve been soaking up knowledge on BP, google, and watching YouTube videos.I’m curious about when it’s time to making a deal and making out a contract, do you nec...

Yesterday (5/31/15), I woke up at 5 am to go put out my first batch of bandit signs. From 6:30 to 9:00, I put out about 25-30 signs. At 10:03, I got my first lead - a guy needing to sell about 20 houses.So far, since ...

“Conservative underwriting is dead.”
Rob Beardsley brings up a great point. It’s extremely difficult to be an active real estate investor in this market if you are using extremely conservative underwriting technique...

Hello all, I have partnered with another BP person in marketing for absentee owners throughout southern California. We have presumably used the successful techniques as suggested by the various gurus here in BP and el...

My husband and I tried to purchase a 2/1 SFH earlier this week from a flipper.  It is in move-in condition, could be put on the rental market the moment we close, ties up very little of our funds, and fits our perform...