Hello,

My name is Bill and I live in Elizabeth NJ which is about 30 minutes from NYC, (I actually live right across from Staten Island). I have wanted to invest in real estate for years but always found excus...

I was wondering if anyone is in business with their family? My siblings and I are talking about doing this business venture together. Any advice that you can give would be helpful.

i am wanting to build up a portfolio of investment properties.  I read all the time how these people are buying properties all the time.  i have my first house under contract currently.  Money is the problem.  How are...

Hi everyone, this is my first posting on BiggerPockets. I am meeting with my tenants (they just moved into the property in January) on Monday, for our first quarterly walkthrough of my property. I want to write up a l...

Hi everyone, our handyman is in the hospital I just learned. Not sure of the reason. He is elderly so there could be many reasons. Is there any appropriate gesture of goodwill beyond a card? Is a card sufficient and/...

Hi all! Very excited to join and learn all that I can here. I am an upstate NY software engineer looking for a way out of selling my time. I was convinced of Real Estate Investing as the best alternative over a year a...

Can anyone share their experience with private money? What has your experience been with rates, prepayment, etc etc? Whats the best way to find a private investor?How does this compare to hard money lenders?Any help/r...

So, I have two friends that are looking to sell their home. Now, let me preface this by saying I am not looking to buy their home unless I meet their goals and my goals at the same time. Ultimately, its important for ...

Do you bother to return missed calls from prospective tenants when they don't leave a message/voicemail? I just recently listed a property and have dozens of calls thus far and only roughly 10% left messages. I feel l...

Hi All,
I'm curious as to what people feel are the best methods when raising outside capital for investment properties. Are there systems that people find more advantageous than others?
Are there certain spreadsheet...