Hi everybody!  I'm a newbie.  bought my first house in February and had it rented May 1st.   Late July my tenant sent me a text with a sob story about a fraudulent check he deposited, he wouldn't have the rent on the ...

OK so, to qualify this, I've never bought a note before ....but I have paid attention and done some research. I have a property where the home owner is about 5 months behind on his mortgage and the bank is ready to ...

I spent a few years in the mid west in little towns that mined lead. At one time, the real estate investors there probably thought “we use lead for everything, no way it could fail as a commodity. If I hold onto this ...

I have my personal home under my name and am considering putting it under an LLC, I did research which took me further into considering putting my own home as well as any rental properties I own in an Anonymous LLC. T...

Hi BP,I'm in the process of purchasing a duplex in LA.  The owner passed and left the house to her 95 year old sister, who is selling it.  The front unit is empty, but the back unit has been occupied by a couple and t...

Is it just me or is the seattle market a hard market to cash flow? I mean even kent/renton, auburn, Des Moines to even north seattle, all the markets seem expensive. I always see people post about buying a duplex for ...

I had to read this two or three times to see if the arrested man's claim "Everything that occurred with this house was lawful" was really the case. In my opinion, the above statement is not correct, given just the ...

Hi all!My name is Genesis. I'm not quite new to BP, been lurking in these forums for over a year now, but thought it was time to introduce myself.I have one SF rental in Portland, Oregon, and am looking to purchase ou...

Hey everyone, I'm fairly new here. I signed up at some point last year, but I can't even remember when. Can't remember if I introduced myself.Anyhow, I haven't really delved into this too seriously, probably because I...

I have always been fascinated with real estate.I started in 2000 investing in a couple rental houses.My "AHA" moment came in 2008 to move away from the single rentals and graduate up to large apartment complexes.My ba...