Hello everyone first time investor, quick question. Any advice on how to find and vet a contractor? And if anybody is in the Philadelphia area is there any contractors you have worked with that you can recommend. Than...

Hello all,I am new to the BP community. My partner and I are looking to invest in a multi-family property in the Seattle area. We are currently searching and analyzing properties on the market.My question is regarding...

Hello BP, I hoping for the valued opinions of the BP community for my current predicament.A purchase agreement was signed by both parties for the price of $152,500 for a 3/2 owner occupied, with two 1/1’s attached ren...

Selling Homes in the World of Real Estate: Introduction

In order to revive the nearly unprofitable real estate market it is important that more and more homes are staged. This is a simple concept that ens...

I need your help BP contributors!

I am seeking my first rental property. I have been researching many different markets and I feel that I am suffering from analysis paralysis although I know that I am ready t...

Being that I am young and wanting to get into investing in rental properties, what are some hurdles that you think I may encounter that I can be better prepared for? For example; lenders not taking me seriously, agent...

Hi everyone,My job allows me to work with clients that have real estate investment portfolios and work with real estate agents and after talking to many of them I concluded that it seems that the rule of thumb for buy...

Hi guys,

I will have $15-30k per month to invest in buy and hold rentals in the Indianapolis market over the next year. I've been here for 28 years so I know the area fairly well.

The plan is to put 20-...

So I was reading through Josh's post here:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/1/blog_posts/4157-don-t-fall-for-the-scam-be-cautious-

about being cautious about who you do business on via the site and there is commen...