Hi, I have purchased and absorbed several of the books and other resources offered by BiggerPockets, and combined with my personal preferences and abilities, have come to some conclusions. 1 - I am not interested in s...

Hello all,I currently own a house ($195k on the loan) that's located in the Bay Area (Martinez, CA). My wife and I have 3 small children and are looking to uproot and leave the state. The house we own was my grandpare...

I am looking at a fourplex, that is listed at 117,000, Just based on Realtor's numbers and condition I would be looking to get the property around 105,000. Realtor said it would gross $19,479 yearly. I requested Sc...

Here's a very interesting article that predicts massive job losses in 2009 will cause housing prices to continue to decline. That will mean that 2009 is a bad year to buy a house as the buyer could be upside down soo...

We have our 5br 3 ba Historic home in Mansfield MO listed on the MLS, but I wish there were some way to target an Airbnb or "house hacking" audience. We had an onsite manager who lived in a part of the house and we re...

I've done private money lending in the past with both contracts and promissory notes. If you're a private money lender how do you protect yourself while lending? What legal documentation do you use? How do you vet you...

IMO it might be a bit of a fantasy that somehow this type of investment is going to be truely passive or actually hands off. I know some TK promoters use these buzz words to help sell and create an investment picture ...

I own a three family in Boston that's doing well and I have transitioned it to a property manager while I am in Australia for 2-4 years. I want to invest in the US again to take advantage of the low interest rates, c...

I've recently started experimenting with direct mail. So far I've had great response rates and the phone is ringing, but virtually every seller I talk to wants me to make them an offer before I've even had a chance to...

Good day BP ! I have asked agents in the past if bumping up the buyer's agent fee (2.5% to 3% or higher) would encourage more showings, and I get some mixed responses.What if a listing agent drops the standard 2.5% bu...