Alright BP Nation, this is the start of Year 2 of the Real Life of the Real Estate Investor  thread.In the first year of the Real Life of a Real Estate Investor, without meaning to do so, it attracted and resulted in ...

Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy).  Property taxes are already high, but ...

Hi everyone!I'm Summer (Newbie for real estate) My stupidity was I 100% trusted the realtor when he said the house (duplex) is a good and I don't need an inspector and I did believed him. Then I sign everything and to...

Good morning all.  The last few months have been rather frustrating, and I'm hoping to get some advice from others who may have had similar experiences.  
I got my RE Agent License almost a year ago.  Very quickly, I...

I am beside myself trying to figure out what documents do I need to have for a rent to own agreement. I talked to a lawyer but he didn't seem to want to talk about what I needed. The first thing he said was "I don't t...

I’ve been convinced that I may have to start out in Real Estate by Wholesaling properties. However I’m very paranoid about following the law to the “T”, especially knowing full well I have Attention Deficit Disorder (...

I've flipped two properties this year, with the most recent one sold in mid-September.  I was excited to line up my next deal, but after speaking to my agent I learned that the market has hit a strange slowdown throug...

How do you know if a given Market is Overvalued or not? Anyone?

Hey guys!Just wanted to start a case study based on my experience with Spartan Invest out in Birmingham AL. After some experience with purchasing my primary residence with a detached guest house (first cash-flowing de...

Hi all,

I'm just starting to dive into all the great info here and I would like to start looking for properties to buy and hold for cash flow.

I live in San Diego, CA and from what I can tell, it seems ...