I know its encouraged here to tell your friends and family your goals with real estate. Tell everyone what you want to do and are looking for. My problem is everytime I do, I constantly have to defend myself and the r...

Hello all!  I hope this is in the right category. Most of my question is in the description. An agent that I have done several listings and purchases through is starting to flip and has come across a pretty nice deal....

Hey BP,I am in a market in Canada. Most of the investors here do the same thing, they buy apartments, get all the tenants out, make heavy renovations, rent out and re-finance or sell. It's coined 'optimization' here.I...

With the market cooling down, it is possible the purchase price continues to go down. For investors who estimated ARV at the time of market peak, they are running the risk of having a lower ARV than their estimate whe...

Hey guys, I'm starting a Direct Mail campaign, and I have a cpuple Questions about structuring a partnership. My plan is to start sending out a large amount of Direct Mail and use Michael Quarles answering service to ...

I am in the process of purchasing my first investment property. While talking to my lender I am trying to understand the difference of the LTC vs. LTV in regards to my down-payment and PMI. 
I am told that my down-pa...

I read too many posts from investors about "cashflow per door" or "that house does not have a positive cashflow", ect. I feel like the prevailing thought is that it is about "cashflow", singular, when real estate inve...

I ran a credit report on a applicant, and it flagged the applicant for having too many recently opened accounts in proportion to total number of accounts. And, it also flagged that the length of time of bankcard accou...

Hi all, with cap rates in most medium sized markets at 5 cap, and those that are transacting around this cap rate, what is your plan? Are you looking to hold long term and defer as much expenses as possible, wait for ...

Hey everyone, I was just curious to know what everyone does to save up for their next big investment. Do you just put your money into a savings account and let it accumulate as you deposit or do you put that money int...