I am looking to put offers in an entire zip code in my area. I want to give the listing agent more motivation by giving them the offer personally rather than go through another Realtor and having the commission split ...

I am a new investor and I have been looking at two properties that I think I might want to start my real estate investing career with. There is a problem however, the houses have been vacant for some time and I am wil...

Hey everyone! I’m practicing deal analysis and I’m having trouble estimating what the monthly PI payment would be. I began by trying to do the math on my primary residence, but my calculated PI is ~$170 higher than my...

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Is there any downside to reducing the rent for a tenant by 1/4 just to have them keep an eye out for anything that needs doing or watching over the property? It is sort of a long-distance property and we...

Looking for some advice on what size of units to get into. I assumed that a 2-3 bedroom unit would be the best size since this would mean a family wouldn't out grow it and the rent would be a little higher hopefully m...

I got this in my inbox yesterday, a 95-unit, 4 property mutifamily up for auction in my area. Starting bid is $1M. http://www.auction.com/Tennessee/commercial-auctio...I'm just curious about how a property would end u...

What is your business plan? Do you hit consistent singles or do go for the home run every time? What do you compare your business plan to a Derek Jeter (consistent $10-20k rehabs) or are you more of a Prince Fielder...

Hello,My name is Naeem Boucher, I am a college graduate and currently I am employed working in a field that I enjoy.  I am a soccer trainer for a professional soccer team in their youth programs.  However, I have been...

Hello BP Fam,I am an investor in MD and I have a question about a different strategy that I would like to try. I currently own 3 rental homes in MD but i purchased them with conventional financing. My new strategy wou...

Ibrahim S and I combined forces to write this article. Let us know what you think. Here's the link: http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2997/blog_posts/22522-8-habits-of-highly-effective-inner-city-landlords