Any ideas on how to best position your hard money offer to compete with cash offers? Ultimately...if you are pre-approved, the numbers work, and the lender can close super-fast there ought to be no material differenc...

I'm trying to determine how lenders will consider my experience when applying for private lending or hard money.  Here is a bit of my history:- I spent 28 years in the IT field but retired from that industry in March ...

After reading The Book on Rental Property Investing three times and searching daily for five months, we believe that we are close to closing on our first single family home that is 700 square feet and in very good con...

What are ways you have seen landlords calculate rent raises?
I plan to raise rent by 2% yearly, and round to the nearest $25. After that, I will re-evaluate every 5 years based on local rent. I've asked for others op...

(Bloomberg) -- Real estate investors could be in for a shock if interest rates rise or demand in some markets continues to fall because “amateurs” are plowing money in at high prices, betting on rent increases that ma...

BP - My reasons behind writing this post are to track my own progress, get other peoples best practices, and give updates along the way so we can all learn.I am doing my first direct mail campaign focused on self stor...

Full Title: Ten things I learned from The Real Estate Guys at How to Win Funds and Influence People. This was my third Real Estate Guys event and my first time attending this particular seminar. The next one is June 2...

hey guys thanks for taking the time out of your day. so I have some options here I want your opinion about me and my sweetheart are saving bucket loads, she is living with family and I live in a bad area. now once we ...

I need help finding umbrella insurance, and I've learned there's no better place to ask my RE questions than on the BP forum!   :)My husband and I would like to purchase umbrella insurance We *think* we need multiple ...

I'm currently in the aggressive growth stage of building my portfolio and have extensive experience in real estate (as an investor and a commercial real estate investment banker).  I'm wondering if getting my real est...