I bought my first investment property the old-fashioned way - with a deal found on the MLS with the help of a real estate broker. We hear stories all the time, however, of users that find their deals far more creative...

Hi BP,I wanted to get your opinion on something that's been bugging me for a while now. First off, I'm 18 (turning 19 in a month) and I'm in my first year at McMaster in Hamilton in the engineering program. At the beg...

Best state to invest in buy and hold rental properties ???? is it a Hands down topic ? Or is it debatable ?

Hey BP family,So I finally did it and made the jump into multi-family with my first 4plex closed today. I wanted to run the summary information here and get what feedback I could from all your experience. I've only pu...

Went under contract on a 5-unit office/retail property this past week. Was on the market for a year, few offers made but none good enough for seller to accept.Was able to talk seller into a lease with option (seller f...

Need help with direct mail marketing.

I have a very nice urban property up for rent. The clients that often apply to my city homes have POOR credit.. so I NEVER judge an applicant based on their credit score, I have removed that judgement from my process....

I recently found out about a real estate investing mentor group called Lifestyles Unlimited based in Texas and decided to do some research on it. I came across a thread on this forum about the company from 2008 and ve...

I have been following the Holton Wise properties for awhile and finally saw one that interested me a few days ago. I am very concerned this might be a scam after @James Wise refused to provide what I believe is basic ...

Just curious what other investors think. Is this just another hype deal or is this a new reality for possible rent collection?
Side note, I tried to sell a house for bitcoin in 2013 with no takers or even one response.