I am just about ready to dive into investing head first and begin doing deals. I know which professionals I'll need (realtors/agents, mortgage brokers/bankers/lenders, inspector, attorney/escrow/title, contractors, ac...

Very general question as I know Phoenix is a huge market, lots of differences in neighborhoods. But overall, what is the viability of purchasing a vacation rental in the Phoenix MSA? Are there certain markets with loo...

First I'd like to say that I do not believe I know the answers or that I (or anyone else) can truly know when a market is going to rise and fall. These are my observations and thoughts that I wanted to share and I'm e...

Hey BPers,I'm getting ready to do my first flip and wanted some advice on using a wholesaler to find my properties.  Does anyone have any horror stories or reasons why using a wholesaler would be risky?  Thanks,Kyle

I closed on a property in Warren, MI on Oct 20 and I quickly found out through my property manager that the house is in a horrible area and won't fetch enough rent to cash flow. I was too giddy to get another property...

I currently have a friend who is trying to help me get started in real-estate-investing he currently owns two duplexes he lives in half of one and rents the other one out. He is ready for another deal and wants me to ...

Hello everyone,First I must say I am thrilled I joined this network of great advice and minds!!! The other day I was able to get a realtor to send me properties off the MLS for the type of houses 85% of the buying mar...

So I took people's advice for building my buyer's list and began cold calling landlords of 3-2 SFH from the newspaper. My God I was so nervous at the beginning lol. I was stuttering and tripping over words and they we...

As things start to pick up and more properties are coming and going on the marketplace, is now a good time for new investors to jump in and get started? Also what are some recommendations for strategies for first time...

Some quick bulletsI'm a foreign investor (non-US citizen)Looking at this area due to friends (other investors, and people that live in the area).I'm currently looking through Midsouth Homebuyers as 1) they come with h...