Hi All,I am going to a real estate auction to purchase my 1st rental.  I am researching the property to get as much information as possible in prep.  Here's what I have so far.  City Property/Tax Records (Same owner f...

New tenant thought there was black mold on the rubber seal of a front loading washer. I posted about it here. I never got any mold with bleach and a paper towel or scouring pad, completely white, no signs of mold. The...

I just got out of the military, my mother just passed away recently, and I inherited it. Still in probate process, and getting my name on the title. It's being cleaned up, fixed up with new floors, painted walls etc(I...

Hey everyone,I put in an offer on a local home through Auction.com, a real estate bidding website. The home is an REO property and all boarded up. I'm confident with my #s and will most likely come out profitable. Tho...

Hi, I'm Zack. My day job is software engineering where I build iPhone, iPad apps and web apps.

I've always been interested in REI. I own one residential rental and am interested in acquiring more. I am f...

I am new to the market, but see a lot of potential for my self.I was curious for people already invested, what is your criteria for a cash flowing property here? Specifically interested in 1-4 units, but also single f...

Hi All,I just wanted to share a quick post showing some before and after pics of a 1b/1b guest house that I rehabbed over the weekend. For the last 5 years the tenant was a retired man in his 60s who smoked 2 packs a ...

A local buy and hold investor recently advised me that margins for flipping houses in our local market (Northern Utah) are relatively narrow because the market is relatively stable and unemployment is low.  His advice...

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I have mentioned in previous posts that we are selling our home to kick start our fix and flip biz. I have talked to our Realtor (who is selling our home) about this and asked him if he works with "investo...

Hi all I’m brand new to the community but I’ve been reading and educating myself through BiggerPockets ... great material !I live in nyc but I’m thinking of investing out of state as the NYC market is way too expensiv...