Hello,We are moving into a new home and will be selling or renting out our old one.  We had a private lender loan us the money to get out of our VA loan in order to pay 0 down on the new home.  We have to refinance to...

I am currently looking into purchasing a 3-unit property on a lake that is in need of a cosmetic update. I know a lot of the common sayings to increase rental/occupancy rates involve taking professional photos, creati...

“Printing counterfeit banknotes is illegal, but creating private money is not. The interdependence between the state and the businesses that can do this is the source of much of the instability of our economies. It co...

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I recently became highly interested in becoming an investor, as it seems an attractive retirement plan. After reading a few books (one of them being "Rich Dad Poor Dad" ofcourse) the idea of switching to a job to l...

I am very nervous about this because usually I do not post anything and just read/listen to everything however I do not know the best place to begin.  My wife and I are wanting to get started in real estate as a means...

When driving a neighborhood, I find its much easier to find properties that seem distressed - with wood exteriors as brick is such low maintenance. In those with wood exteriors, I want to mail to about each fifth hous...

Hello, first post! I am placing an offer on a 2-family home and my concern during these times is if it will be difficult to find a tenant.
A little background. House listed 400k. I offered 460k and lost. Jersey for y...

Hello, BP, let me start by saying I am very new. I recently read “The Book on Rental Property Investing” and “Negotiating Real Estate” but I can’t help but feel inexperienced and insecure about this so I am asking ...

Hello.  We are getting ready to buy our first buy and hold property.  We live in Alexandria, VA.  We intend to buy in the Cleveland, Ohio area.  Our brokers and lenders in our local market that we have worked with bef...

It seems every day I hear another story from a real estate investor or a real estate professional in California about how crazy the real estate market is getting. Every day there are bidding wars, contractors are now ...