I just ordered the biggerpocket book "Rental Property Investing" So i'm sure it will give me a lot of help.But I thought I would get a jump on some of my questions here.I was thinking about buying a four plex to start...

Can i rent my investment property without being a permanent residence? If so how? If I pay 20 % down payment on an investment property can i live somewhere else and still collect money monthly?

Hi -- Can someone please explain how I'd be able to figure out a cap rate on a calculator as if I were a 5 year old?I've seen several other investors try to explain this and it still looks like Chinese to me (and I do...

I am aware of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 but I was wondering if anyone has had any direct experience with buying a foreclosure with a tenant in it?

For instance, I assume to get protected from ...

I am looking at purchasing a house that had a fire in it.  I happen to be one of the firefighters that helped extinguish it and know that the structure can be repaired relatively easy.  I have not gone to the city yet...

Just got a lead off of my DM campaign. Older lady. Has Alzheimer's Disease. Her daughters called and want to sell the home but want to let mom pass away at home first. They are trying to avoid having to wait 6 months ...

Need some input from my fellow BP friends.  In my old neighborhood, I was told that the original owner of a small house passed away many years ago. The person has no living relative per neighbor, since they were close...

Hi everyone I am new to REI and I want to know besides using your own funds to fund your deal, are there other ways to fund them without having to live in the property for a period of time?

Hello all, I'm newish to BP, and have done a lot of reading and listening in the last few weeks.  I have been around real estate investing all my life so I'm pretty familiar with most strategies being used.  I always ...

Just realized I am at 1,000 posts. Holy cow! BP has helped reinvigorate me, such that I picked up some more properties this past year. I am amazed at the depth of knowledge of people on here, and it has been great jus...