1st time buyers. We just got approved for our first home loan. We understand that we need to look at many, many, many properties to educate ourselves on what is a good property and what is not. Our realtor is willing ...

Hoping anyone that has bought from Fannie Mae can help on this.  Just  got a counter from Fannie Mae, and we are $4K apart.  They are $2K down from list price.  Since there were multiple offers and I have a financing ...

Hello bigger pockets members!I’m seeking some advice. I purchased a condo in West LA in 2013 for $500,000 and now it’s worth about $680,000. I moved out of the condo last year to purchase a townhome, also in West LA...

 Good day all, 
i have found a property that is for sale and the owner wants out of it. It is approximately 5 yo and consists of a few duplexes for sale on one side of the block and he owns a few more on the other si...

As a first step I decided to contact a local agent. I basically told her what i was looking for and asked if she'd send me houses in my price-range. I guess it can't hurt. I'm just always a little skeptical when hand...

I tried hand dialing. The first 25 people I called (took an average of 4-5 phone numbers per person) went through fine and I had pretty good results with people picking up. One even led to an appointment. I got a stra...

i've been told that on reo's banks normally don't take less than 20% of asking price and its a waste of time to go out and offer half of list or below even if the property has been sitting for 5 months to a year or mo...

I have been presented with an opportunity to wholesale my first home in TX.  The property in owned free and clear, but the home owners have already listed the property with a Broker and have signed the "Texas Associat...

Hoping to get some thoughts from the investor community.  I purchased a remote property with a cabin last year at auction in San Diego, California. It was very cheap but had some known issues.  My intention was, and s...

hey folks,I've been using craigslist to post my rentals for years, with largely good results. But I'm wondering if newer web sites/apps likes postlets or zumper, etc. will reach a broader audience. Anyone have experie...