Hi everyone, i am researching creative ways to get my first rental property. I have a W2 job that would take me about 1-2 years to save up for a downpayment on a 200k home in charlotte. But that would take such a long...

For years I had a passion to pursue investing in real estate and I never got much traction until I was so clear in my mind on my desired outcome.In 2011 I quit my job and set out to buy and sell multifamily.Early on i...

Interesting article:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-13/renting-in-america-has-never-been-this-expensive

Hey BP!My mind has been on buy-and-hold for the past few months as I've been learning about real estate. The goal was to buy my first investment property by the end of the year.But. After thinking about it, flipping s...

We have a friend that has moved from Iowa to Texas but has a home that needs about $50k worth of work on it.She has very limited funds if any. I have agreed, if we can get a contract for this, to take over her mortgag...

I'm mostly curious to see what others would do and commiserate with anyone else in the same situation. My family and I currently own outright one SFH rental and house hack a duplex in the Pacific Northwest. We have ou...

Hi all. I'm a relatively new landlord and I need your help.My tenants (a couple) moved into my condo in MA a month and a half ago. They just told me they wanted pest control for bedbugs in the unit because one of them...

Hello everyone, i'm new to the site and thought I would jump in and ask a question that i've been bouncing around for weeks now. This may turn out to be a long read and I apologize. I bought a home in the middle of 20...

Hello all. I am a newbie in REI and planning on using Direct mail for marketing. For direct mail marketing, what size postcard is appropriate? Should I use 3.5 X 5 or 4.25 X 6? Thanks in advance.

Unfortunately my father had a major stroke and died recently. He left myself (executor of will) in charge and I have 3 brothers (we all get 25% of all assets). Dads house is a fully paid off 2 unit on long island in a...