I found a duplex in Scranton PA its 1930's 6 beds/2bath per side in a decent neighborhood close to schools hospitals ect and it listed for $139,000 I can get him to around  $120,000.   According to my calculations for...

My son who is 25 has a good job, makes greater than the 2x monthly rent requirement, has steady employment with the same employer for 3+ years, is a hard worker who has diligently saved his money and had recently fini...

Hello everyone I'm new here and from Southern California (Long Beach area). I'll get right to it: I've got some funds sitting in a savings account and I'm looking to get into something more worthwhile. The problem is ...

I'm 24, and just looking to get started in real estate investing. I've read some good books on Real Estate Investing and am thinking I should start with a college rental in the town I went to school just because I kno...

I've been researching mortgage note investing, and from everything I've read, it seems like a great way to invest in real estate. However, I've not seen much about how mortgage note investing can go bad. According to ...

Some questions that get posted in the forums have no "right" answer, but rather just different approaches. In other cases there is a clear right and wrong answer. In those cases where there is a clear right answer, wh...

Hi this is Swanny,Please realize that single family, duplexes, triplexes and quads are valued based on Comparative Values or commonly known as Comps.  You are at the mercy of comps when you buy, sell, or refinance the...

I have a property that is in a lower income area. Not a war zone, just a working class, mostly Hispanic area. It's a C or C+ neighborhood I suppose.

I want to put a For Rent sign in the front yard but didn't ...

I just looked at a property at 14308 Lakeshore Dr in Cleveland. It's a 17 unit brick building for 255k, with a cap rate of 24%. It looks nice from the few pictures.

In the Phoenix area that would cost over a million...

Hi Guys!
My husband and I have been buy and hold investors for the last 10 years. It was not our primary focus, which is why we only own two investment properties. However, we have paid off both mortgages and now mak...