One of the big things that was bothering me about real estate investing is the negotiating side. Im 22 years old, and being short makes me look even younger. What worries me is, would people give me the same respec...

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REO in a nice area in Medford listed as a HomeSteps (that unfortunately doesn't exist in MA yet so I'm stuck with a regular loan) so not competing with investors for 40...

Hi BP people, I'm a novice investor looking for some advice: I got an offer from my father the other day but I don't know how to make best use of it.Some background: I'm a US citizen living abroad (Australia) for the ...

Hi, BP My father and I just started looking for a home in Oakland we got pre-approved for a single family home at 589,000 however ive been strongly considering finding a multi family home so that the mortgage payments...

Hi All,I bought a single family house investment property in Murfreesburo, Tennessee in 2006 after I graduated college with 100% financing and no money down.  Pretty sweet deal considering the lack of experience I had...

Hello BP Community,My name is Randy Hicks and my wife and I are interested in getting started in real estate investment. This is something that we've been committed to for a year now. We've read a lot and feel like we...

I'm looking at a 24 Unit being sold by the local Urban Development.  The listing states that the rent is 275/unit.... All units are one bedroom which according to HUD Fair Market Rent is 528.00.  I haven't talked to a...

I presently have a rental in California ( I live in California) and it seems that the price to rent ratios in California doesn't look that great here anymore. So lately I've been looking at listings in Detroit where i...

Is there a tax deduction/protection strategy for a 67 year old to hold a note on a capital gains tax? For instance will the seller pay less in taxes on the income he makes from 3k a month as opposed to a bulk payment ...

Hello! My name is Marshall Downs and I'm new to the site from Benton Harbor, MI which is about 90 minutes from Chicago and Grand Rapids, 30 minutes from South Bend, IN and I LOVE REAL ESTATE...no kidding.

I have bee...