Just a question for other BP members: who all on this board have started their RE business from nothing?  That means you had no money and no personal savings to put in to marketing, down payments, etc.Follow-up questi...

I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.

Hi, I'm curious to learn how your experience has been with Open door capital or something similar. Pros & Cons. Also post if you know something similar.

"Subject To" Real Estate Investing is as Slimy as it gets. There are ZERO situations where it makes any sense for a seller to sell their property in a "Subject To" deal. The only times these deals happen is when some ...

A recent article that I wrote on the BP blog received some criticism because I suggest that a 401(k) is one of the best ways to increase your net worth.This strategy was criticized by a couple of readers and I thought...

Hello all,What kind of marketing strategy are you guys doing nowadays? Does DM still work in today’s competitive market? I sent out 3.9K letter this past month (I am committed for a 6 months campaign). It has been abo...

AB 2088 establishes a first-in-the-nation net worth tax, setting a 0.4% tax rate on all net worth above $30 million. If successful, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are likely to follow suit. How will th...

Hi, I'm 23 yrs old and have been trying to get started in real estate investing. But no luck. I know this wasn't going to be easy but it almost feels impossible. I finally tried to get pre qualified for a loan of abou...

Needless to say I'm not having beginner's luck when it comes to connecting with a general contractor.  I have attempted to contact 3 different GCs thus far and only heard back from one.  The one that responded pretty ...

I'm currently trying to build my first infill spec home. I have most of my soft costs figured out and have a piece of land I'm ready to go under contract on and have vetted. I now need an estimate on the cost of what ...