I'm buying a turnkey rental in KC MO for 81k and I was recommended REI Guard Home Insurance so I checked them out and got a quote. It was $831 to $892 per year for two different options. This seems sky high to me sinc...

To make a long story short . . . .I bought a house 2 months ago, I just had the sewer line video scoped. There is a break in it, with tree roots inside.It has become apparent the previous owner knew about it and did n...

My #1 suggestion is to "GET LIQUID/STACK CASH" and be ready to make offers
#2 Get intimately familiar with Loan Assumptions/Mortgage Wraps

"You dont get a second chance at a first impression" -Anonymous (Presumably, Oscar Wilde...)Being in the military has limited the necessity for research in civilian attire, but now that I am to commit to REI, it has b...

I looked at a house today that would easily be subdivided into a 2/3 bedroom home and a 1 bedroom apartment. But we could not personally afford the mortgage on this place without a renter. Do I keep investigating or s...

Everyone is going to find this crazy, but my experience has been excellent using this screening method.

I never have a potential tenant or borrower fill out an application. I never obtain a credit report. I never do ...

I've seen very many posts here on BP from foreign nationals on how different (and often frustrating) the US banking system is, compared to their own. Non US citizens have meager institutional options when seeking to f...

Hi everyone! My name is Eriko Yoshimaru and I just recently joined the BP community. I'm a  newbie to real estate investing but I'm very excited to learn as much as I can from everyone in the BP community and to buy m...

Hi All,I overpaid a contractor and they have failed to perform on the contracted work. There were red flags but I had worked with this contractor before and did not have issues. I am weighing suing the contractor but ...