Our most successful real estate triumph has not completely manifested. We purchased 5 houses in Fort Worth, Texas (Sendera Ranch, Haslet, Texas) in 2005/2006. In each case, we used conventional financing, 20% down. Af...

I see Cozy and Zelle being used around the forum for rent collection. Do you have experience with both or either or? Which do you prefer? Why?

Hello BP community. I’m about halfway through a book called “Life’s Greatest Lessons” by Hal Urban and am at a moment for pause and reflection. I’m reflecting on my real estate journey so far and deciding proper balan...

A triumph right out the gate! ..of sorts.POS Triplex BUY: $105,000 Costs: $7,900 Rents: $1,100 mo Financing: Hard Money 12% interest only for 9 mo (stings)REHAB:Repair costs: $9500 Misc: Includes "cash for keys" to re...

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I would like to introduce myself! I am a 26 year old husband and father who is hungry for real estate. I see real estate as the best avenue for investing for myself and young family. My mother tried (...

I was bidding on an fannie mae property against one other buyer in the first couple days it went on the market.  It was still in the owner- occupant time frame.  I do things the right way, and was planning on moving i...

Greetings Bigger Pockets members! My name is John Jernigan and I am a Special Education teacher in Michigan. I have been reading up on REI and am trying to immerse myself in as much information as possible before taki...

Good Morning All!I'm Denise. I live in Houston, Texas. I've lurked around Bigger Pockets (lol) but never really delved into interacting.  I'm here now!My REI goals are:Investing in rentals (the plexes- du,tri and four...

Hi all,I'm the new guy in the Bay Area!  Well, not really new since I've lived here for over 40 years. I've been lurking on BP for the last year and thought that I'd make my official introduction as well as go Pro. I'...

When I first started appraising about 10 years ago, there was this new subdivision in Lowell Arkansas. This subdivision was your typical cookie cutter subdivision, the houses were around 1200 to 1400 square feet new ...