Good evening all,Im a noob investor in the Tampa area and in need of advice on my realtor and if im on the right path. Two years ago we met our realtor on craigslist and he helped my wife and i to buy our first duplex...

What
is the difference between finding deals on Crowdstreet or just reaching
out to companies like Grocapitus? I'm just starting to find my way into
passive investing. why would one go to one company over the si...

Hey BP - I am soon to close on my first deal! It is a 2800 sf 2-family in the city of Poughkeepsie, NY.There are certain parts of Poughkeepsie I never would have considered, but this is an improving street near the bu...

Im from canada and ive been emailing another investor in the U.S and she was telling me my $15000 rehab costs were too low. 15k for her would be paint and carpets. Thats it.  For me 20 grand would be 2 bed rooms, half...

I was listening to the BP Podcast this morning, they were chatting to a couple of guys out of Atlanta, and they mentioned that their first deal didn't quite satisfy the "2% Rule". I have heard of the 1% Rule (rent to ...

My brother-in-law has a primary residence (with no mortgage) that he may want to sell to us in the future (and we want to rent it out or do AirBnB).  However, we want to minimize taxes for him and for us.  Currently h...

Along with many others I'm sure, I read "The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs" by @J. Scott. Great book by the way so if you haven't gotten around to it, do so (it's a quick read). Since reading it I've felt like it nee...

I have appx $250k worth of active income this far (commercial real estate broker), and I have another $300k in income coming (though I am rolling my fee as equity into the deal so it will not be reported as income on ...

So after a recent call w our amazing accountant he said something that hit me hard.  he said after 40 years w his clients he's observed that its easy to get into real estate investing and much harder to exit real esta...

Will likely re shingle an 18 year old SFR's roof in the next 12 to 18 months. No major structure work will be required, nor removal of old shingles. Will likely run around $6,000. I've seen some fairly aggressive back...