Hi BP community! I am new, here, on the forums. My wife and I are looking to begin our investing portfolio in/near Cook County, IL. We work full-time jobs, and plan to live in one unit for one year, at minimum. I wou...

Hi everyone! Been lurking for about a week and I've already read the Beginner's guide and started listening to podcasts. I have never owned real estate.

After being self-employed for several years doing online market...

5 months ago I posted about creating $7000 of additional cash flow in a 4 year period and I also mentioned wanting to hang up my high paying W2 job. Further, a month later I posted about Oregon rental laws in March du...

When it comes to mid-term rentals, there's not just 1 "ideal" bedroom/bathroom count configuration!  Here's what I've found from my experience.
1-2 Bedrooms: A Haven for Traveling Nurses
After housing a bunch of tra...

I've always been interested in real estate.  But, found myself in a sales career that I was pretty good at and did alright.  At 55 Years old I have a seven figure IRA.  However, I ended up being laid off as part of a ...

A few months back, I wrote about my success with taking a tenant to small claims court and winning a judgment of about $6,000.  But we all know it's not whether you win or lose in small claims court, it's whether you ...

I’m still trying to figure out my first property acquisition. I’m located in Palestine, TX (population 18,000)and the market out here seems to be very slow with a very low appreciation rate. I’m interested in house Ha...

Let me clarify...I'm not talking about age, race, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or marital status. I work at a tourist attraction and environmental organization in FL which happens to be located right smac...

Got an "encouraging" email today from my boss at work that I've been making too many personal calls. Of course, these are for working real-estate deals. Usually, I'm pretty subtle, and when I have to be more specific,...

Hi BP,     I am preparing to ask a relative to sell me his small multifamily residential property in the city of Houston. He's getting ready to retire and move out of the city. I'm going to ask him to sell his propert...