My fiance seems hell bent on sending me to chase MLS listed properties. This past weekend I got us to look at the REO he found on Zillow, of which I figured might be a deal. We went out there with a contractor who is ...

Hello everyone. I am a beginning real estate investor from NJ and am currently mailing to probates and out of state owners. The area I live in was pretty heavily hit by Hurricane Sandy. I'm about 5 miles from Seasi...

Hi all,Looking at a house in the Albany, New York area and had a question. Has anyone ever dealt with knob and tube electrical?I know prices vary from region to region but I would like a rough estimate for how much it...

My main REI niche is newly-undervalued raw rural acreage in Snohomish county, WA, near Seattle. My general investing strategy is to "clip off" the land's surplus transferable development rights for later sale to urban...

Over the last several months I've spent a significant amount of time reading books, BP forums and almost anything I could get my hands on, to prep myself for my Real Estate journey.

I've finally lined up a ha...

Just wondering ...I had a recent bad experience with a plumber that somehow convinced me that the 50% upfront and 50% at end was on the up and up.

Welcome to our Question of the week! If you haven't voted in the poll, please do. We are talking about deal analysis this week. It seems to be challenging to commit to a deal if you aren't confident in your numbers. T...

BP friends, I have a question. I bought a 4 plex in January and took on the existing tenants and leases. My plan was to just let the leases expire naturally then replace them with mine. What could be a more brilliant ...

I've been investing in real estate from afar (accredited investor) for years, but I now want to get into owning properties myself.  I'm <5 years from retiring, so in this time period, I'd like to build a portfolio ...