Hi there BP world,My name is Rafi, and I joined BP a few weeks ago, but it's taken me a while to introduce myself. Basically, I'm an Aussie, living in Israel, interested in US real estate.I sort of got into RE by acci...

I recently (late Sept. 2018) purchased a duplex in FL. The property was fairly run down, i.e. overgrown yard, the occupied unit has window coverings consisting of aluminum foil and/or bed sheets/blankets, additionally...

We currently own three investment properties (SFR) and looking to expand that by at least 4 this year.  We have always held it to be a good business practice to not raise rent on current tenants when the renew their l...

I called the listing agent on a foreclosure listed at $35k. I told her I'd make an offer (not at $35k). Mine was significantly lower.She told me she'd e-mail me the documents to e-sign. She had everything filled out (...

Seems impossible to get 1% in booming cities like NY, Boston and San Francisco... in Boston you are lucky now to get 1/2%. Maybe with development you can get 3/4% but its hard. I often think about the places that get...

Hi all,Has anyone here ran a calculation of your return on equity?  To do so, you take the current cash flow and you divide that by equity you have in your RE. So your personal home has little to no ROE.  Right?  It i...

Based on your experience, what are the best cities to invest in the next couple of years?The city i live in (los angeles) is overpriced and most of investments i've seen lately do not make any sense; i'm therefore com...

Looking for insights and opinions on my personal situation.  I am exploring the transition into NNN investing because I'm tired of residential tenants.  If someone's heat or toilet is broken I would rather that not be...

Hey everybody, 
I'd love to get some feedback from you about a new strategy that we are getting ready to employ.  But first I need to give a little background.  Over the past 5 years my business partner and I have bu...

My RE Success story. Thanks Biggerpocket.com community for the inspiration and guidance. I posted this in the commercial real estate forum as well. Not sure how to cross post (if even possible). Reposting it here.  I ...