Hi BP community,At the moment I'm struggling with the market analysis phase.In the beginning I research states at macro level and choose the strongest states by a metrics I've compiled (crime rate, employment diversit...

There are thousands of probate records I can search at my county. A very old school database. Does anyone have any ideas on how to easily identify if a private case has real estate attached to it without opening eve...

I am going to start a new marketing campaign to reach my goal of buying 2 properties for buy and hold.Here is my criteria: Town house, built pre-1996, last market sale date 1996.I am hoping to find original owners tha...

I've been dreaming about writing this post for over a year now, and am so excited (and relieved) the time has actually come. My wife and I began our real estate journey almost 3 years ago with the purchase of our firs...

I have recently sought interest in another possible income stream, the Coin Laudry business. I have found a couple in my area and am starting to analyze to determine if this would actually be a profitable and passive ...

The secret formula to investing success“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas EdisonI’ve been blessed to know and have relationships with some truly great...

Hi, I am new to the concept of holding notes as I am contemplating offering my property with seller finance. I have a property I would like to sell for 30k. If I were to receive money down of say 10k (probably less) ...

Hello everyone!My name is Joel and I have just begun my real estate investment journey. As far as investing goes, I wouldn't say call myself sophisticated, but I am certainly comfortable with trading and other investm...

What are folks using to provide numbers to show historical data on their NPN returns? I've been using ROI and Annualized ROI when communicating with current and potential investors but I've always felt that IRR (Inter...

I want to purchase an investment property in Seattle. Searched many deals but wasn't able to find one any where close to 1% or 2% rule. The cash flow all come down negative. Is Seattle area still worth buying?