I think this is the right category, if not, I'm sure it will get moved.  I was told, "Buying your first rental property will the hardest, the rest will come easy."  Well, for me, buying the first took no effort, and n...

I'd like to get some opinions and ideas on the future of real estate marketing using the internet...and how it can be applied as a PRIMARY marketing tool rather than just a side tool, which it seems like for many.

Hello BP community,

Matt here. My wife Krista and I grew up and went to college in Chicago. We decided a few months ago that we needed to start investing in something. She said she would look at stocks, and I...

My 100th post! Not the biggest success story, but my latest problem solved. (Big Announcement at the end!)Here is the story of how I turned a broken lease into a $300/month rent increase. It really isn't that hard, I ...

Lots of people have asked me how to start doing a "Rental Arbitrage" in STR (short term rentals - Airbnb is most popular but VRBO is another way).Rental arbitrage is you as the investor rents a home and becomes the te...

Hello every one!

First of all I'd like to say.. I'm already in love with this forum!
so many people sharing, this is the kind of thing that makes regular investors great !

About me, My name is Jay Dacamara and I wor...

I am looking to purchase a 4 plex for about $210000 that makes about $3800/month in rent with little fix up. The trouble is the neighbors say the place has some drug dealers in it and I'm pretty sure I will have to k...

Hello, I've been lurking these forums for awhile now. I thiink this my first post... this is a great forum with a lot of information, I could read all day if I had time!!

I'm 20 years old and living at home, I want t...

Been analyzing a bunch of properties to see which ones around me cash flow (honestly not many unless I low ball an offer), but curious to know what cash flow value you all pull the trigger on? Just trying to figure ou...

My kitchen is ugly, dark, and outdated. So is the rest of my house sort of.. with the exception of the dark part. The kitchen is the worst though... wood paneling, ugly colored door and window frame paint, some 70s-st...