Hi all,I have been an aspiring RE investor for many years, but more recently decided to act on my desire to free myself from the corporate 9-5 that was taking its toll. Fortunately, I've got a loving wife with a good ...

I’m in the process of purchasing a townhome in hopes to rent it out. I have no idea what my responsibilities are on setting up my tenant once I find one.

Good evening BP! Forgive me but I forgot to do the introduction when I first joined, so here it is. I'm new to all of this and trying to learn as much as I can from mentors, books and forums. I'm looking to do residen...

I spent the last two days cleaning out my latest REO purchase with the help of my children.  This is a former meth lab/earthship/mining cabin that has been abandoned since the owner died 5 years ago. My 8 year old pee...

Hi, my name is Christopher Jackson and I am brand new to the site and forum. I got into REI since 2005 and stayed in for a few years until the market took a dump. But I am back and to my delight found this site from a...

Hello BP crowd-I'm fairly new to investing and I've learned an awful lot by NOT buying something, if that makes sense? I've looked at a ton of properties, analyzed several potential deals and have come to an initial c...

Hello all,Yesterday, during my (nearly) daily quest for a free online RE education, I stumbled upon the BP podcast and website  I was so impressed by the community that I immediately joined.  With two income producing...

Hi all:Disclaimer, I'm a new guy so my questions may seem dumb...but I'll get there soon :)I'm studying my market, specifically the most recent cash transactions in my target area for where exactly investors are buyin...

The past two years have been a bit of a struggle for commercial and multi-family property owners when it comes to vacancies, late payments and new regulations. One of the main strategies that I implemented in my own r...

For the past few weeks I've been investigating the markets in Michigan. The deals in Detroit have been really tempting, but they are so high risk for investors unfamiliar with the area. Just read the following article...