Hey BP Fam, do you remember your first 10 rental properties? As a newbie REI, I would love to hear more about your experiences starting out. I've set a 10 year goal for myself to acquire 50 rental units. As a shorter ...

What is your definition of Commercial Real Estate? I know many on BP consider Multi Family to be commercial R.E. Others believe that it's any real estate used for "business" purposes, still others consider any propert...

Current situation, I rented a duplex out to a single mom with kids two months ago.  She's on section 8.  Section 8 pays 100% of the rent.  I received a letter from section 8 saying that she got married so she'll need ...

Hello all, I am looking for your input on managing this tenant. He is very high maintenance and I am at my limit. I am not perfect, so maybe it's me... Regardless, please feel free to share your constructive feedback....

I am under contract on a quadplex near a university that is 4 hour drive from me. After speaking with some property managers, I'm realizing they really know how to tack on the fees... 10% (expected) of all revenues, 1...

Hello, my name is Reid Balmelli and I live in an area south of Olympia, WA. I've recently been learning about real estate and would still consider myself very new. I took an interest in wholesaling as a way to start m...

What do fellow investors think of selling investment property that is paid for 100 percent.Acting as bank.  30 years of payments.  What are costs associated with foreclosing process.What are other benefits and pitfalls

Hey BP fam,Excuse my noviceness but I would love some  of you folks that have more legwork to help me decide if this is a deal or a waste of time.Call from a direct mail1800 sq 4/2.5 bd/bth - $120k - $130k - Sold comp...

My husband and I dreamed of these for the last 18 months... We pushed, paid things off and saved money... Did much of the work ourselves, and here we are!  Landlords!  (well, we are taking applications this week)  The...

Hi all,  I figured I start a forum post detailing my experiences as a new-ish real estate investor.  I've written a couple of blog posts, but it may be better to use the forums as well to generate some active discussi...