We have a home that has been on the market for over a year now, and we've yet to get an offer, even after multiple marketing strategies have been tried.Home info:- High-end neighborhood- 4,046 sq. ft. 5+ bed, 4 bath, ...

Hey guys, absolutely love this site and everyone on it. I'm just about to jump into the Buy & Hold side of REI and just wondering if anyone has any classic mistakes that they would see a first timer like me make c...

Hello BP family,

Virgin multifam buy-and-hold investor here.

I’m trying to buy a 2-4 -unit with conventional financing (already pre qualified) in Allentown, PA. My offers are based on healthy cash flow; min. $150/do...

Hey BP, a friend recently mentioned that there are some buyers' agents that offer commission rebates of 1% or so. And since the commission is already factored into sale price (as the seller pays the commissions) thoug...

I didn't want to derail the other interesting conversation about credit scores, so thought I'd pose this as a separate question.When I was renting to mainly techies and students, they often had no credit at all.  Ofte...

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For the past few months I have been unable to get a traditional mortgage with a bank for various reasons, I am honestly tired of it holding me back! I have decided to look for a property using seller f...

I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...

Sooo... I've started doing mailings and the phone is ringing. I've got some (somewhat) motivated sellers. What I'm finding is that when I ask them what they think their house is worth or what they are looking to get -...

I'll try to keep this short...Have done 3 mailings ( a combination of yellow letters, hand written and stuffed in pretty envelopes letters, postcard mailings). Total cost approximately $2,500. Response rate roughly 1-...

Hi BP Nation,I have always had this argument with folks around me who believe that rent to value ratio is a better metric than ROI for analyzing investment properties. The price-to-rent ratio is the ratio of resident...