In my local market, a multi-families in our A or B parts of town with a Cap rate of 5.5% will usually fly off the market in a few days, often with multiple offers. In the few C parts of town, that cap will have to be ...

What is a good way or tool to analyze an area (crime, schools, cost of living, real estate laws, taxes) to narrow down the area I want to invest in?Background:I am new to BP and real estate investing and I'm starting ...

I'm a noobie.
Here's my story. I posted this yesterday as advice to the question "What age did you start your real estate investment career" … Am I too old?
"Like you, I'll be 59 in a couple of months. I own a house...

My name is Bryanna Pavlish and I'm a 25-year old currently living in Spokane, Washington. Born and raised here, I’m looking to break into the world of real estate investing! I’ve been working for the USPS as a mail pr...

Our very own @Scott Trench has written a book called Set for Life: Dominate Life, Money and the American Dream .Money isn't something that's talked about very often in our society, which is why most of us don't know h...

Hello BP Community,I'm a bit stumped. I've talked to several investors and my CPA and am getting different answers. I am a full time insurance agent with a relatively high income, and my wife got her real estate licen...

I came across a 4 unit property listed at 189,000. It’s under contract but I saw a 7 unit for 555,000. The cap rate is 8.17. What amount down would you say should be ok? I know it’s commercial and banks look at the Re...

As I work with more investors and rehabbers, I am noticing that their estimated repairs vary by great amounts. I thought the challenge would be to predict the resale value, but it seems that repair costs are the bigge...

is there a way, outside of becoming a realtor,  to get access to the MLS? I don't think my agent does a good job at getting me listings.  She does excellent on many other things, communication,  looking over the  hous...

So i been driving for dollars lately and i've been sending out letters to the absentee owners for those vacant properties but theres a couple of houses i been trying to figure out where the owners are. I searched in P...