M P.
Section 8 being forced upon us by Obama administration
Hello fellow BPers. I have been a long time reader of these forums and have picked up a tremendous base of knowledge from you, my colleagues, on this forum. I am mostly a passive investor, and so have not had a real...
Derek Caffe
Real Estate Agent Fee
I've been searching for an RE agent to make an offer on my first investment property. I found a great agent that says he works with investors exclusively. After talking on the phone once, we meet at a 4plex I picke...
Johnny Lau
Very low priced rentals available, would you consider it?
There are 3/1 houses in Alabama that go for 25-35,000 and rent for 550.00 with established renters already in place. So the house is already performing.
The numbers are very good considering the price. This is about...
Jake Thomas
$25K property to a $400K Lake House using 1031 exchanges
About 2 years ago I drove by this horribly ugly blue house that I could barely see from the road. I had been reading BP posts about driving for dollars and finding the seller to buy it. After an hour of google searchi...
Marcus Auerbach
Newbies: investing is not rocket science - don't let the gurus tell you otherwise
Alright, I just read a post from a guru pitching services on BP. I did not want to respond with what I really think, but let me tell you my story here instead.
In 2007 I went to a RichDad seminar: after the free Thur...
Chris Martin
Money360 may revolutionize "hard money" lending
On this other BP topic we discussed various ways an individual invest in real estate PASSIVELY, with minimal risk, and get 5-15% ROI. A post by Dionte G. came up (see the bottom of this post) that I think needed to be...
Michelle Eisenberg
Property Manager Isn't Showing Property--Say They Are Too Busy
I have been working with a property management company in St. Louis to get the SFR we just bought rent ready. The process hasn't been perfect, but overall, they've done a good and relatively fast job of getting it rea...
John Patterson
Thoughts on Investing in Charlotte NC/ Greater Charlotte Area
Hello,I just moved to the Greater Charlotte NC/SC area from NY and have been exploring the RE for sale in the area based on interesting Zillow listings that come up. I was wondering what people with knowledge of the m...
Polina Kin
Need Help! Seller gave me a BAD deed!!!
I purchased a single family house in Montgomery, AL...on Ebay. The seller wasn't the original owner, he was reselling this property for someone else. After I transferred him the money for the property, he sent me a Wa...
Joe Rinella
Buy a rental property and transfer to LLC?
Hi everyone,I'm considering putting an offer on a 4 unit rental property. This will be my first real estate investment if it goes through. I don’t want to live in it so I'm going to do 25% downpayment. I want to open ...