Hi! I've been 'trying to buy a multi family for the past two years' and a few months ago after being referred to BP I realized what I really want to do is 'invest in real estate'. So now I feel like I'm starting from ...

I'm looking at high end REO's in S. California and have listened to the talk on the forums about banks willing to really negotiate when houses have sat 150+ days on the market as REO's. What I don't understand is the...

Hello BP. I am going to apologize for the length of this post in advance.

I am in the Washington DC metro area. As I am sure you are all well aware, rents here can be pretty expensive. I have been using Craig...

So.... it’s been a long time coming. Almost a year since I sold my tow “accidental” rentals for some decent profit. I’ve been waiting for some legal matters to clear up before buying my first “true” real estate inves...

Hi everyone.  My wife and I want to take action and purchase our first rental.  It will be for my son first and then my daughter as they go through college. (My son needs a place this fall, and my daughter will when s...

I'm a new landlord in a HCOL area with lots of highly paid young professionals. I have a well qualified applicant (2 friends whom lived together before), but one of them let me know they smoke. They assured me they wo...

I am planning on buying a 2 unit house in Rotterdam, Schenectady(new york). Is this a good area to buy rental property? Also is my monthly cost reasonable? 

House price = $109,000
Downpayment = 20% or $21,980
Out...

situation: I have found a university town with a student pop at around 18,000. there is a shortage of housing of about 3,000. there is such a shortage that students are getting extended stays at the nearby holiday inn...

Hello Everyone, I'm hoping to get perspectives and suggestions on if I'm taking the correct approach to FINALLY beginning my REI journey. Or even someone to play devil's advocate and challenge me on something I may no...

Hello fellow BP community,I recently came across an opportunity to potentially partner with a foreign investor to purchase rental properties in the US. As I started doing more research on business entities and lending...