Hi there,I'm looking to invest in Michigan, although I currently live in California. In California, it's standard protocol to include a letter along with an offer on a house as a way to 'win' over a seller. Just did i...

Any one management remote properties without using property managers?I'm a husband and wife team that managements local properties.  We are venturing out further and curious if anyone have a good successful process fo...

We had a seller bring us a package with 4 homes and a vacant lot in it. Seems like they are trying to pass off the land so they don't have to deal with it. They value it at 15k. You can't build on it as I don't think ...

My wife is our "leasing agent" and has these very organized notebooks where she takes notes about prospects during phone calls, and to take with her for showings. She just dumped 4 big notebooks on my desk starting in...

Hello BP members!
I’m new here and just starting my real estate investing journey this year.
I live in NY but am looking to purchase multi-unit properties (4+ units) in a growing market outside of the state.
Here a...

I recently sent an email to another investor explaining the off the cuff tenant rating system residential real estate investors tend to use. I wanted to double check my definitions based on your experience, and thus I...

Hi. Can I get a HELOC for my two rental properties if I'm self employed and can't verify my income because of write offs. Both the properties are condos and I don't want to do cash out refinances because on one of the...

I have a couple questions around bookkeeping and taxes for rental properties.  I recently had some work done in the basement of one of my multi family properties that amounted to $4300.  It was really needed because w...

Hi, still new to the forums, please pardon any oddities in my post. I've tried to include relative information, without writing a novel. I'm a newer investor looking to get some cashflow. My strategy for the foreseeab...

Hello everyone. I recently put in an offer for a 4-plex. It's in probably a D class neighborhood, but the returns would be excellent. Property was built 1916 with some recent refurbishment (definitely not comprehensiv...