In 2011 we bought a piece of land between our house and the paved road so that we could put in a driveway and avoid using the (terrible) county road. It came with a house, so we started our landlord adventure. That pa...

Hi, my name is David and I live in Atlanta area.
I would like to purchase a land (around 1 acre) and build a small strip mall (around 10K sqft) using SBA loan. Me and my wife are both dentists (different specialties)...

Hello, I am a newbie landlord and is wondering how to verify income for self-employed people? Tax return? Please advise!

Hi everyone! So I've heard about the 1% rule & 2% rule (or guidelines) when purchasing a rental property: the monthly rental rate should be 1%-2% of the total amount you have in the property to make it a good inve...

My goal in writing this forum is to motivate other young people to work hard, take action, and take risk. To show them that you don't have to be exceptionally smart, or have tons of money.For a long time I didn't like...

Hello everyone - I just had a general question. As the market is changing and I am seeing in my market more house producing lower cash flow - what would be your minimum cash flow you would like to see from your invest...

As new investors my husband and I are learning as much as we can get our hands on before taking the plunge into our first rental, hopefully beginning of next year. As we build our team, business plan, and organize...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are searching for methods to open homeownership to low income borrowers. (This is not for investors) There is a trend to use attorney opinion letters rather than title insurance. The title i...

Hey all!First time post but I have been following BP for quite some time. I'm facing this dilemma of whether or not I should hold on to my million dollar, unrealistically tiny town house. Here's the situation:  Situat...