All,After doing some research on becoming a real estate agent, getting feedback and taking the preliminary exam courses, I stumbled upon a troubling number. "80%-90% of new agents quit or fail within the 1st year." I ...

Hi everyone! My husband and I would like to buy our first investment property (buy and hold) this year but would like to know about other markets than the one we are currently in!

We live in Los Angeles, and price...

I live in Los Angeles and completely priced of this market. I'm having a hard time finding a good out of state location. My friend lives in AZ and suggested Downtown Phoenix. She said there are several districts there...

I've been running the numbers and although real estate has been very attractive to me with leverage (I own 3 properties), running the numbers even with leverage real estate is not as attractive in the long run, becaus...

My parents and my in-laws recently gave us $150k each. We don't really need their money so now we have $300k extra in cash. I'm thinking of investing for cash flow to supplement their monthly income. I plan to t...

Hello everyone,I see something pop up all the time when talking about allowing pets on your property. Someone always says "Except if it's a pitbull, keep those away"Now I understand that "dangerous breeds" can bring h...

Many have argued/claimed here on BP that cash flow on residential properties is of vital importance and investors can not put food on the table with appreciation. I disagree. Once you have built a business with many r...

I have a problem with paying people by percentage rather than pay per hour.For example, nearly every single property manager charges a percentage of the rent 6% to 10% of the monthly rent for property management fees....

Listening to people beat up on the young folks for having their student loans paid off. Look at this people born between 81 and 96 are getting poorer while the rest of us are getting richer. What this is really sayi...

Hi all - I need some help!  My wife and I are real estate investors - we own three properties and none of them are living up to our expectations.  We have been putting a ton of our own money into the properties to kee...