Here's my idea. House rents for 1600/month but I know I can rent similar houses for more, say 2200. My idea is to approach the landlord about writing up a lease option which gives me the ability to sublet the home out...

I went with the smartmove service for credit check and had a prospective tenant submit her data.

In my initial phone interview she admitted that their current home was being foreclosed on, but the note was in her ex...

Hi - I recently found a nice duplex in West View. I couldn't find a lot of rental listings on zillow/craiglist in West View, so I'm not sure about the rent I could potentially charge.Both units are 3B1B (and one unit ...

Hi BP Members!I got into an interesting discussion with a Real Estate Agent in my area. The RE agent was clear in stating that no broker would even talk to someone looking for a FHA loan in Astoria, Queens as it is to...

Great qualified tenant with excellent credentials. On paper at least. You never know until they get in. But on paper, they really check out. They have a “temporary” cat. They are trying to find a home. The skeptic in ...

Honestly I've only been looking at this a week or so. Have listened to a half dozen or so podcasts.  Been reading- would like to get into this... I'm looking to retiring in a few months.  Don't want to sit around.  Ha...

I'm a Realtor in Tx. Is there a disclosure contract/form out there that I can use when purchasing a property as an investor? I know I must provide full disclosure to the seller. Should I note this in the purchase cont...

I once had a conversation with a more seasoned investor. He told me to always put you, money and business first over your family. Of course me being a big time family man and my total motivation being my family I was ...

I have a rather broad question. I had a conversation recently regarding buy and hold, single family, rental strategies. The individual I was speaking with was adamant  that one should always leverage as much as possib...

This is for some of you experienced investors.. Looking back at the start of you're investing careers if you had saved 25-30 thousand dollars to start with knowing what you know now how would you invest it in today's ...