Hey BP,I have a family friend who has a rental property that is leased to the tenant on a verbal/handshake agreement. He asked me how he would go about raising the rent, and possibly converting the lease to a paper co...

The refinery in my town is only letting essential personnel in.  Everyone else has been let go or else told not to report to work.  They contacted me and asked me to work about 8 hours a day doing drug screens on thei...

I’m taking my Real Estate state exam December 26th any helpful study tips or any topics that I really need to drill in my brain?

This is the old idea of Planning. Let me know if I should change anything?

1. Find out where the lender is?
2. Find out where the court is?
3. Check the deed room for title?
4. Find a title company, if not, then go t...

Many of you have probably seen a version of the "yellow letter" campaigns that are so popular with investors for getting a good response from prospects that they mail to.

If you haven't, then check out the Investor ...

We just closed on our house and got the final settlement (we live in California). The problem is in the settlement, the interest paid to lender (for the remainder of the month, before regular payment kicks in) is calc...

Aloha BP members...What are the steps in buying a house directly from an owner without a real estate agent???

I am working out of town for months at a time and would like to buy a property back home with an FHA for the low down payment. While I am away I would like to rent the property as a STR, having family help with the ma...

You can read all the blogs and listen to all the podcasts but, until the rubber meets the road you'll never have all those theories tested.  That's where I am now and I have no clue what to do.  I think I'm stuck in a...

I understand the 1031 exchange basics.  I am hoping to use it for a rental I am selling to purchase another two properties.  Am I able to exchange with two different properties or does it have to be to one?  Also, how...