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When buying a house, is it worth paying more money for an inspector who does this imaging (infrared) of the panel, walls, etc. or is it overkill?
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What has been the most helpful platform/service in your experience (asking the BP community) for screening potential tenants? I've conducted several formal interviews for my day job in the past so I feel that have a g...
In recent years Crowdfunding has been a successful strategy for some startups to fundraise the necessary capital to jumpstart their business with a fair amount of success in some cases; however, what happens when peop...
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Hey everyone. Wanted to introduce myself. My wife (Chrissy) and I live in the Seattle, WA area, but are looking into vacation rental property in Orlando, Fl. My wife is a licensed real estate agent, but not current...
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Hi Everybody,Just this weekend I went and viewed 6 properties. 2 Properties were desirable as investment purchases, but we had set our focus onto one property in particular.It's currently listed for $389.9K in a neigh...
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Does anyone have a site they recommend for collecting rental monies from tenants/online direct payment?(paypal, freshbooks, quickbooks, etc...) With freshbooks you can send an invoice and they can pay online. However,...
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Hey Everyone!I have two questions that definitely has been on my mind.1) Are you able to put a property under contract through a realtor listing then wholesale to a cash buyer? Also, when doing a transaction like that...
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Hey BP!! Ever since I have been listening and learning about all the amazing ways to begin a Real Estate Investing future I have began to notice things I would have never seen had I not began my path towards Real Esta...
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Hey everyone my name is Mike, and i'm new to this site!I'm from California and am looking to invest in rental properties in Ohio. i've heard a lot of good things about returns in Cleveland and Toledo and was wondering...
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When I've been analyzing deals, I've been getting numbers that are way off the 50% rule.I know that that's only a guideline, but I'm not even close. Am I doing something wrong? Or am I being too high on my estimations...