I just purchased my primary residence in a new city with cash ($350k) and have another $250k sitting in cash.Should I buy our first rental unit(s) with cash (after reserving 6-8 months living expenses)? As context, we...

American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to a landmark deal that will eliminate a bedrock of the industry, the 6 percent sales commissi...

Just wondering if there could be any issues with unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants. As a landlord, are we responsible for inquiring as to their citizenship? Could we get into trouble legally if we don’t?

Is anyone here a member of Lifestyles Unlimited or does anyone have any experience with them. They are a mentoring program that helps you get started in REI based out of Houston. From what I can tell so far they see...

Many have argued/claimed here on BP that cash flow on residential properties is of vital importance and investors can not put food on the table with appreciation. I disagree. Once you have built a business with many r...

First of all, I believe Lonnie Scruggs, was a great man who, while he did charge for his knowledge, made a whole lot of people a whole lot of money. I would never try to take that away from him.

Second, throu...

I just listed an apartment on Friday. It's in a "D" neighborhood. It's my first turnover in over 3 years (39 months) in these buildings (2 side-by-side quads). I  had **13** solid, completed applications (not just vag...

While most of us who invest in real estate (or anything really) understand the financial risks we are taking - how many of us really stop to think about the potential risk to our personal or families safety?

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I'd like to get ideas from BP members on the topic of seller financing under the new laws.

Not looking for smart comments from several we already know don't like the changes but here's the fact:

It's th...

Recently, the owner/landlord of the duplex next to mine reached out to me. He informed me that he recently did repairs to his roof and that apparently two roofers said that the pitch of my roof is channeling a large a...