Over the years I've found that people do not read my advertisements completely and waste a tremendous amount of time showing property to people who do not qualify.  I've recently been sending an email to every inquiry...

Hello BP friends, I just love reading all the wonderful content on this site! I can literally spend hours reading and soaking in all the great stories and advise from so many awesome members. Before I share my recent...

I'm trying to understand how tax sales work in Texas to see if it's something I want to pursue further. I'll appreciate corrections or confirmations on the things I think I know and answers to the things I don't.I und...

Good Morning BP,As Tax Season approaches, and this being my first full year of real estate investing, I realize that the one task that I personally am absolutely am horrible at and hate doing is bookkeeping.  I have t...

Hi everyone!  Just wanted to start a discussion to see what real estate niche has provided the best $/hr spent of your time as an investor.  How did you find it and how are you measuring that return on your time?  I'v...

I've received some PMs and e-mails asking about setting goals and what do I do in retirement. I've ressurrected an old blog from nearly a year ago that was done in 2 parts. We have SO many new members, I decided to p...

I sold my house this spring and have $100k to invest. I'm looking for ideas from seasoned investors on how to best invest this capital.I live in Portland, Maine. The housing market is high and bidding wars over proper...

I have 3 units under my belt as of now and all are cash-flowing pretty well, but I am still stuck in my dead end 8-4 job and I need out! I have put up with it long enough to get me where I am now but it's mentally dra...

I need help deciding how to spend my marketing dollars. I've been sending letters to out of state owners. I'm going to begin marketing to absentee owners (that live in state) and already have half the work done for t...

Ok, now I'm freaked out. I was just about to post my ad on Craigslist to hire a sign poster for our bandit signs (already ordered) and I thought I would look up the sign ordinances in our area to double check wha...