Hello BP Friends!I'm a small investor in Baltimore, Md (4 rentals and counting!) and have a friend who is looking to invest in the Salt Lake City area, so I wanted to get a pulse for the rental market.  He's not sure ...

Hey BP Nation - specially those based in Chicago:I am putting together a "Real Estate Investing Joint Venture School".It's my anti-dote to the guru "education". It's FREE and only active BP members can teach in this s...

I've been in this business for years and years, hundreds of units and untold thousands of tenants later, someone finally filed a lawsuit against us for their deposit not being returned.The story is the tenant was inhe...

I'm looking to get involved in Section 8 housing out-of-state - in OH. For those who are running successful Section 8 businesses out-of-state, did you start in just 1 state or if the opportunity made sense would you p...

I'm debating self-managing my current primary residence following a job relocation (and move) to NYC, and in part of that decision I wanted to check with some fellow BP'ers to see if there were any 1st timers that cou...

There are many schools of thought out there regarding asset allocation... There are hardcore Real Estate Investors that will only invest in Real Estate and hold cash reserves, and there is a substantial part of the FI...

I am looking to buy houses for investment in the us.
What city is the best for buying real estate (houses) and than renting it?
I am looking for:
Good cap rate (more then 10%).
Easy renting (low rental vacancy)
Good...

I had a potential tenant contact me and ask if I accept felons.  I have read that it's illegal (discrimination) to flat out say "no felons" so I asked what the crime was.  He said "sex offender, 16 years ago when I wa...

I'm actively searching for my first multi-family property which I plan to have professionally managed.  The market I'm shopping is solid (not hot, but solid) with good rent prices relative to purchase price with good ...