Hi everyone! I'm a new (brand new, no properties YET) real estate investor in the NE Houston area... Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita, Huffman, Crosby, etc. I've been feeding myself through a fire hose the last few months...

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So as an absentee investor, is the best course of action to select a property management company to do the management of the house? Do they take care of the maintenance and tenant relations?

I understand t...

My wife and I are currently shopping around for our first property. We are trying to find a triplex so we can live in one unit and rent out the others. I'm definitely taking advantage of all the knowledge that I can g...

Hello All! I'm a green horn to real estate investing looking to pick up some helpful tips and tricks from the community to help me get started. I've always been intrigued with real estate investing so I'm finally gett...

I have read in several different forums about the 8% rule but I don't completely understand it. Can anyone give me a good explanation of this? Thanks in advance.

Hi all:I own a coastal property in Moss Landing, CA that is currently rented and is an investment for me.  It is paid for and is one block from the beach at an elevation of only 17 feet above sea level.  It has not ha...

I am just starting with real estate investing and have a property under contract.  I know I have to get this property into an LLC for personal protection purposes, but I'm not sure how.  I know a little bit about the ...

I found a single family home nearby with overgrown grass and a winterization notice plastered all over the door and windows, this house clearly screams foreclosure.

However, when I look the house up, the owner is lis...

I will start with two simple questions:

Are we at war?

Is President Obama the Commander in Chief?

I"m trying to choose between the new Iphone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy 3 and the reviews are mixed, so I thought to ask those who use them regularly here; I also suspect that most of the regular contributers at BP are u...