So I have been very busy this year (my first year) and have acquired a few investment properties, and a few more are in works...If this continues, and I expect it to be the case, I shall exhaust my conventional 10 loa...

I have an up-down duplex (2bed/1bath per unit) that I'm currently house hacking in NE Minneapolis, MN. The laundry is in the basement, however, the only way the upper unit can get to the basement is either through the...

A poster yesterday or today was asking about the bad side of the rental property business: damage, lawsuits, tenants from hell, etc.

I spent much of my d...

I'm a complete newbie to real estate investing and I want to jump in and make it my career as soon as possible, here in Los Angeles.  I found Phil P. online and have read many forum threads here about him. I'm extreme...

I've been reading another forum and they recommend charging twice the security deposit if the FICO score(s) is below 600. Has anyone tried this and if so were the people willing to pay?

Also I was wondering how peop...

Ok, I am getting calls and getting forms submitted through my site and now I need to know some basic things to say and how to negotiate with the seller.
How do I present the option agreement to the seller so that they...

I'm probably the only one on Bigger Pockets on a Saturday night, but was reading Avery Carl's "Short Term Rental, Long Term Wealth" and my mind is churning as usual. I enjoy the book - it gives a great overview of the...

I am trying to use the home style loan for my first property and i was wondering ccan you be your own GC and do some of the wrok yourself and save money?

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Oakland.

Purchase price: $602,500

Cash invested: $70,000

Sale price: $625,000

This is a 1914, 4bed/1.5bath SFH located in Oak...

How do I start wholesaling using OPM with no money coming out of my own pocket?