So first, I'm new; keep that in mind.Started direct mail marketing 2 months ago and have sifted out a couple leads and saw a couple houses.  As of yesterday, I was about to get my first contract signed.  I have negoti...

Recently we purchased a vacant property that was part of a package of properties.  The properties were purchased from a seller that was forced to sell the properties as part of a city crackdown on slumlords, and the c...

I got my first apartment this august. I lived in a cooperative house for two years before this. Me and two other people from the coop and another person from their hometown moved in together in a 4 bedroom flat. They ...

I have been a renter for 10 years, and have finally decided I want to stay & invest in Miami.I’m looking to buy a condo downtown Miami, with location & view of the bay as a priority. I like Biscayne Blvd. I wa...

Please critique this strategy:I want to buy a short sell to live in and rent out my current home.  We are also feeling a bit cramped in current home and would also like to change neighborhoods for a variety of reasons...

Hello everyone,I'm new to the site from Charlotte, NC. I was recommended to join BP by someone from another forum when the topic of buying multifamily properties came up.I have an interest in real estate, mainly in mu...

Hi all... what a wealth of info I've found here so far. I want to introduce myself... I'm in the Kansas City area (Kansas side - Johnson County)... work full time (for now)... and want to begin investing in ...

I have a 4 unit, there are some bedrooms on the third floor that don't quite meet egress requirements because it's a 22' drop from the window sill instead of the maximum 20' I've been thinking of solutions and came up...

If you were really being stingy with your marketing budget (like me) and you had to choose between SEO or PPC (or neither) to generate leads (motivated sellers and cash buyers), what would you choose?  If someone has ...

For anyone that was able to quit their 9-5 and move full time into real estate (or something else) I'm curious to hear your stories.  How did it play out?  What was it like?  How long did it take?  What did you learn?...