The primary, if not only, reason there has been a brief spike in subsidized demand for housing in recent months (2012), has been the GSE/FHFA endorsed REO-To-Rental plan, and associated securitization condui...

What's up BP fam! I'm curious, for those of you who invest in or know the Austin and San Antonio real estate markets, what are the main differences you see? I currently live in CA but plan on moving to one of these ci...

Hello.  Wanted to bounce this off someone as a first step, please.Rental property has about 6 concrete stairs (carriage walk) going from the street to the sidewalk.  Steep grassy hill in front, so hard to get from str...

Hello BP community,My partner and I are currently in the process of closing on our first investment rental in the Memphis area. We plan to use a PM to handle the day to day. However, we want to see if anyone knows any...

I have seen threads about the section 8 bible series,and it appears BPers only like the first book out of the series.

Now they are back with a new book, Section 8 Secret, which is various ways he has found pe...

I've heard that starting your realestate adventure with a house needing a complete renovation wasn't very ideal. With the numbers, however, I am somewhat interested in giving it a go.The house was built in the 1960's ...

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I am new to the site (love it!) and have been investing in property with three friends for the past 2-3 years. We live in a city whose population is a bit lower on the socioeconomic scale. Our area is, unfor...

I currently own my primary residence in San Diego , CA and 2 duplexes in SA,TX. I would like to hold my property in the best possible way that would protect me from law suits, people knowing whom owns the property, an...

Id say i look at and run numbers on at least 10 properties a day to learn how to better do analysis and i noticed a trend i feel only house hackers can answer. I see a lot of properties that can do decent cash flow to...

Building a rental portfolio sounds easy when listening to a podcast or reading a blog article where the investor has accumulated dozens of units all at 1% rule multiples.  But what to do in a market where you want to ...