I've been doing a lot of financial analysis on SFH and small multifamily, learning areas, schools, rental rates, etc.  As I was researching neighborhoods to prepare myself for REI, I found a listing on RealtyTrac in a...

Curious what websites and sources others use to do their market research (i.e. identifying areas where markets are hot, rents are up/down, a market's economic growth, etc.)

Hi Everyone,I am Vipul live and work in the San Francisco area. I have been casually following the forums but my wife and I are seriously looking at investing in rental properties.We have about 100K to spend and wonde...

I am very new to real estate and BP but I have been spending every minute of my free time reading books, blogs, articles, listening to podcasts, and talking to other real estate investors to try and soak up as much kn...

Hi everyone,I’m a new investor looking to purchase my first 3-4 unit deal and need some advice. These types of units in my current market go for more than $200,000 with rents ranging $850-950 for two bed rooms apartme...

I am building a database of apartment owner’s phone numbers so that I may follow up with them after mailers. For LLCs, I’m researching the Filings found on the Secretary of State page, but am running into the problem ...

I have been tracking down info on some houses in my area and have come across this on the cad"not in use" o t    I tried to google it but know luck.Does anybody know what it means?thanks

Hi all,When looking at a potential property, I'd like to learn about crime rates in the area to get a sense of risk. I assume higher crime will correlate with lower rental (and property) prices, higher vacancy and evi...

I recently moved from Panama City, Fl. to San Diego, Ca.   The real estate dynamic is completely different in Southern California so I am forcing myself to learn market research across the country. I am interested in ...

We went to the courthouse and obtained a list of folks going through a divorce. We want to hire a VA to research their addresses. Does anyone have an idea how much would be reasonable? How about a different way of go...