My broker friend and I have been talking for months at the YMCA about my interests in REI. We put together a possible seller financing deal and i'll be walking through the property in a little bit with him. When looki...

looking at a condo in a B/B- neighborhood. Asking $24,900 but fairly confident a $20k cash offer would close the deal. It's a 3 bed, 1 bath (1300 sq ft) plus attached 1 car garage. Needs about $10k to get ready to ren...

PLEASE HELP OUT A NEWBIE!! I recently saw a property that, upon investigating, discovered that the company who owns it is an HOA. I also saw that it owes quite a bit of taxes, either because of outstanding fees (water...

Seems like a pretty basic question, but how reliable are appraisals when doing property analysis and running your numbers?  How can you get some reassurance that the appraisals come even close to the true value of a ...

I am a novice investor! Multifamily investing can be a lucrative venture but requires careful planning and understanding of the real estate market. I want in fact I need stability and growth has nursing is not quite t...

In Brandon Turner's book The Book on Rental Property Investing, he has a section on finding good rental property listings using MLS. However, he notes that the average person does not have full access to MLS so you ha...

Hello, Phillip Lumpkin here. This is my first post on BP! I'm looking to diversify my personal investment portfolio through Real Estate, particularly in the Midwest (Michigan, Ohio, & Illinois). I currently reside...

I've been doing some research about rolling over my previous employer's 401k (which is currently stagnant with the same broker) into a SDIRA. I'm reading that all of the typical rules of a retirement fund apply, where...

What systems do you fellow investors put in place to automate/streamline your processes using software and other methods.  As a franchisee i'm very fond of using systems in my line of work.  I'm referring to anything ...

This trailer is an excellent representation of real estate investing.  I'm thrilled to see that many of the normal day-to-day activities that we carry out as real estate investors are portrayed correctly such as:- Evi...