We are in the market to buy and hold and plan to put down 25%.We have a seasonal real estate agent working with us, who is also a friend.  Rent in the areas we are interested in is about $1300 – $1550 for a 2 bds/1 ba...

I was in college in 2008 and missed RE then...
How did you fund deals then?
My private lenders are telling me they're not lending right now with RE prices set to drop.
I'm guessing soon deals will be plentiful but ...

     If you haven't heard about the Freakonomics bit on real estate agents and how their incentives aren't aligned with yours, watch this 3 minute video here to get some insight into the problem.https://www.youtube.co...

First of all, I appreciate the men and women who choose to serve in the armed forces for our country. And I do not mean to offend them in any way, but instead try to gain insight in some questions that I have.

Why d...

Hi BiggerPockets Team Members,
I took Brandon Turner's advice last night watched the "How to Invest in Real Estate as a newbie". It was great, joined the Pro Membership! I also drove by a property I would like to buy...

I'm in the process of finding new tenants for one of our houses, and I've pretty much got it narrowed down to this single mom and her 3 kids.  But, there's just one thing bothering me, and I wanted to reach out to you...

Flat fee broker comes in a couple of different types.  Most charge a low fee to get your home in the MLS.  You have to all the work of showing, negotiating, and completing the transaction.  You also have to find and c...

I just had a consultation with someone who has the following story. Classic example of a prohibited transaction. Sometimes I hear arguments against “checkbook control” that custodian is there to protect your IRA and p...

Hi all, I’m coming close to buying my first rental as an out of state STR. I have been in contact with a local property manager who charges 18% to manage the listings on their accounts (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc), take care o...

As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...