There has been a lot of "what do I do with this terrible inherited tenant" posts lately. No, I don't believe all inherited tenants are bad. I've had some incredible tenants that were inherited. But, I'm talking about ...

I found a house on my own and have done 100% of negotiations thus far by myself. The seller is a FSBO obviously, I'm figuring I'm going to have to pay my agent a commission but can I figure that commission into my loa...

My wife and I are under contract on a duplex in the rapidly developing* east side of Austin, TX.We made a $471,000 offer and are approved for a 3.5% FHA loan (as long as the sellers are willing to replace the roof, ad...

So I am as new as it gets to real estate investing and I want to start investing and making passive money so bad I can’t stand it! I literally wake up to audio books and go to sleep reading the forums on BP. I have $1...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am new to BP and currently deployed in the Middle East. We will be returning in the fall and my hope is to buy my first house in San Diego to kick off my REI career. I would like to buy a fixer...

Hello,I'm in my late 20's and live in British Columbia, Canada, and for the past couple of weeks I have seriously been thinking of buying my first home. I only have about $60000 CAD in cash and the house I want is app...

Hi all, I'm looking to get into my first investment property and have ran the numbers on what I think is a great opportunity. I have 2 questions, see the details on the deal below:1. Does my math check out? Am I missi...

Hello fellow BPer's
I have an applicant that is well qualified with good income and a good references. I have a bad feeling about him as he is extremely argumentative, nit picky and pushy. He seems like an extremely h...

Hello,I am going to be investing out of state for my first rental property. What's the best way to go about renovating a property when I can't physically be there? Should I hire a property management company first so ...

I'm wondering how long it typically takes to refinance an FHA or 203K loan to a conventional or if its even possible to do that in a short timeframe such as within the first year of the FHA loan. I'm just getting star...