Good afternoon fellow BP members, What is the most accurate way without having access to MLS to determine the hot areas in a city that SFH’s are being sold? I’ve checked out realtor.com and played with some filters t...

Hi All,I want to start out of state investing but I am specifically interested in MS. The problem is I can't look up what nearby properties sold for because its a non-disclosure state so websites like realtor.com, zil...

Hi, I'm a new appraiser in NYC. The jobs I've been getting lately have included a lot of homes in fair to poor condition some needing full gut renovations. Finding reliable comps has been difficult, as most of these s...

Hey Everyone, 
I live in NYC. I want to start investing in rental properties, but not in NYC. Im brand new to real estate and need help getting started.
I am wondering if you guys could help point me to some good r...

Hi fellow investors, As I'm running Rental Property calculator analyses like it's my job, I'd love to know: how do you estimate the right price to pay for a property? @Brandon Turner says a rule of thumb is to pay for...

Hi BP family,

Just want to gather your thoughts on where to find good market rent data. I've used Zillow estimate. Wonder what else you guys are using? If you use Rentometer, I want to know what you think about it...

Yes, I know there are a bunch of websites out there that estimate rents, poorly. I also know that the best way to get a feel for rents is driving the neighborhoods, calling signs, putting up your own, putting dummy a...

I was wondering how successful wholesalers, particularly in CA, are determining offers on bank owned fixers. The "70% of the repaired value minus repairs" formula seems to be not applicable in my market. The banks re...

2% - 50% rule Question

Hi folks, I have heard this rule this week for the first time (THANKS) and have been reading all the forum posts I can find about how it is used to screen etc. Will bevery helpful in convinci...

I am trying to get a ballpark range of commercial land in the SW San Antonio area.  Any ideas of the best way to get that figure?