One click. One-tenth of a second later, $73,000 disappeared into the ether and two Phoenix home sales were derailed.It was no accident. Homebuyers across the country are being targeted in custom-tailored email scams a...

I've seen a few different views on this and it remains unclear for me, so I offer my apologies in advance if its repetitive.

The brokerage I spoke with about wholesaling said its alright as a realtor if doing REO's ...

Hi everyone! I'm Andy, I'm orignally from California but moved out to Texas. I've been watching a bunch of BP episodes and doing a bunch of research. I'm a newbie but I'm a fast learner and I believe I'm a pretty comp...

Starting this thread after reading through the "Austin is Hot" thread.  After reading that thread, the Austin atmosphere looks similar to California.  I'm a California investor and certainly a dearth of deals out ther...

I live in Ventura California and have a SFH rental in the area that I self manage. Our tenants were burglarized last month and lost $20,000 in jewelry and possessions. The tenant left a window open in the kids room wh...

Hi all! I'm in process of closing on a 96k rental property and trying to decide btw 15 and 30 year mortgage.  Below are numbers:Purchase price: 96,000Down payment: 20%Interest rate: 3.125% on 15 yr,  3.85 on 30 yrMont...

I just left this message below in reply to a forum post recently.  I thought I would share it with all here to document my path and to inspire others to follow a similar path and stay away from late night guru garbage...

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What would you recommend to anyone interested in investing in mobile home parks? Is there any specific training or education that would be valuable to increase my chances of a positive investment...

Total newbie here, considering buying a property to rent (two family home) and hold for 5-10 years before selling.

I'd like to have a break even or positive cash flow and was wondering if there was a rule of thumb of...

Hello everyone,I have not focused any attention on multi-family know-how here on BP since I didn't see myself having the resources to tackle such a project as a new investor.  Then someone I know mentioned there is ...