I am comparing between buying rental properties or investing in REITs/real estate ETFs. From my understanding rental properties are better to invest in most ways financially. My specific situation is that I work in F...

I am keenly interested in the alternative marketplace which is Crowdfunding/P2P Real Estate Sites since early 2013. I have invested in over 100 deals thus far with over half already completed. I am here to share my ex...

I am quickly coming to the realization that I will eventually be running out of sellers to direct mail in my area. Does anyone have experience with re-mailing sellers, and what is the success rate compared to the firs...

So here is the back story.  I bought a tri-plex in 2005 located in Mankato, Mn while I went to college.  The property had a grandfathered rental license on it.  This worked great for a couple of years, my roommates' r...

I am a designer and a realtor in Santa Barbara, CA. I want to flip properties in Santa Barbara and Goleta. However, I have no money, and have never flipped a property. Discounted/low-cost housing in Goleta goes for ab...

Name 3 of your top business/ entrepreneur books/landlord booksThanks guys! I just finished reading 4 hour work week

Reading the book Flip they have a rule of thumb chart for quickly estimating the cost per SQFT of rehabbing or remodeling a home.

Here is how they chart it.

Standard finish rehab - $15
Designer finish rehab - $18

S...

I was going to combine several loans through one mortgage refinance on the current house I reside in. I was going to get the financing from my uncle as it would save me many costs. But he just told me that he found ...

I was wondering how successful wholesalers, particularly in CA, are determining offers on bank owned fixers. The "70% of the repaired value minus repairs" formula seems to be not applicable in my market. The banks re...

Much of this thread is repost of parts of other threads and blogs from a year ago. I"ve been continually asked about this subject and there are lots of newbies on BP that may benefit from this.
I want - to start wit...