Today I own two properties, one is a long-term rental and the other being my primary resident. I am looking to buy a third within the next  6-18 months as a long term rental. I am leaning towards just getting a proper...

What's the latest analysis with regard to Dodd-Frank 2014 which comes into effect January 10th as far as how it relates to real estate investors doing options, lease purchases, seller financing, etc.?

Hey there - first discussion post here.  Thanks in advance for any feedback.  Recently came into a large chunk of money from family estate -- approx. 800K liquid and ready for investing. Only my wife knows of these fu...

Hello BPers,I own a rental property (single family home) in CA bay area, and I was looking into doing a 1031 exchange with a larger property as a way to upgrade income.  But on second thoughts, after years of being a ...

This post is more of a pondering than a question... I was thinking this morning, after getting my 30th email from one "guru" or another trying to sell me a system or information.Here are a few of the systems I have lo...

In doing my research it seems that multifamily class C/D tends to have the best cap rate and cash on cash returns any way you look at it. From an investment standpoint it seems like a no brainer.  However a lot of th...

I am sure this post is going to get a lot of pissed off real estate agents responding.... BUT I want to know what type of agreement you would use that would restrict a buyers agent from earning a commission.Exclusive ...

I've been investing in Real Estate for +20 years. Started off doing major renovation on Victorian Homes and then selling, in one neighborhood. Then flipped vacant lots in another neighborhood, where I had to do a lot ...

I talked to a commercial broker asking him if he had any commercial properties I could "flip." He said that since the economy is so healthy right now, there are no distressed properties on the market. He said the fore...

Hey guys! Me and my husband are pretty new at the whole real estate investing shindig. It took a us years of research and planning to finally pull the trigger. We bought a few 4 unit properties and decided to move out...