I've tried direct mail for about 2 months now and it really does work. I've sent out a 1000 letters and have been contacted by at least 50 people. The only thing I understand is that you get at least half of the lette...

Hey BP!I'm interested in learning more about how some of you in the community maintain records for your real estate portfolios.  For example, how do you track your properties, tenants, contractors, repair costs, overh...

Hello there,I have been doing some research and reading books. What got me started was the Rich Dad Poor Dad book by Robert Kiyosaki. That opened the door to more and more research and I am sold on the idea of real es...

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I am a landlord to single family home in a college area in Ohio. I have 6 ladies that all signed a lease and each have a guarantor. My lease states jointly and severally for each tenant and their g...

Hey BP families!I am a new investor in Dallas, TX. I plan to start my investing portfolio with the 203k flip/house hacking strategy. I’m looking gain knowledge on who provides the best loan program for this strategy. ...

Ok so my house in Marysville,Wa became available after almost 5 years occupied with the same tenant. I have used craig's almost exclusively to find new tenants for the last 12 years. I was initially trying to get new ...

I was able to secure a deal with some cash down and the rest seller financed. Seemed pretty straight forward but the seller is being a little difficult. First, they didn't want me to do a loan because they didn't want...

I'm about 2 weeks from closing on a 3 duplex deal. The other real estate agent has been a real pain to deal with this entire process, mostly due to her extremely slow response time (to the point where I think she's sa...

Before getting into real estate, I dabbled in Information Technology where the concept of open source software runs strong. I am thinking about creating an open source project focused solely on building plans. Has thi...

When you put a property under contract you always disclose that you will not be the end buyer. What I am curious about is how that conversation goes? Do you just blur it out to them? Are the sellers usually receptive ...