I am 6 weeks into my first listing and am wondering what should,or could, my realtor be doing besides just putting my house on the MLS and centralized showing?  I understand it can be a waiting game but as a sales per...

For those of you with full time jobs and a passive approach to REI: When you don’t have sub 50K properties within driving distance are you just going the out of state turnkey route? Or have you found success flying...

I'm reading the book, the book on flipping houses and the author recommends getting my real estate lisence. I haven't done any deals yet but think I have 3 options to help me do my first deal this year. Would you reco...

Hi BP community!What are your thoughts on purchasing a single family home, renovating it, living in it for a little over a year and then renting it to a long term tenant?I’ve heard mixed responses from different peopl...

According to this article, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/history-says-home-real-estate-is-a-bad-investment/if you take out the recent housing bubble and just look at returns on real estate for the past 100 years, you wi...

My husband and I are moving to San Diego, CA at the end of this year. We are renting out our home that we plan to rent forever, and thinking of buying in Temecula area. The prices are way better than the city, and alt...

As I'm looking for deals as a new investor, a lot of houses that at least superficially meet my criteria are being offered at public auction. I have not done a deal yet, and am somewhat intimidated to try and get my f...

The property I recently acquired has two feral cats living underneath it.  One is blind.  I'm a big ole softy and the thought of calling Animal Control and knowing they are probably as good as goners if I do, breaks m...

Hi All,This may be a newbie question, but what tools would you consider "must haves" when planning to do at least some rehab work yourself on properties. Think painting, some flooring, replacing vanities/toilets, putt...

With regards to non-performing institutional notes, I get asked weekly by various folks to provide them with my sellers and avenues for obtaining tapes. This obviously stems from a shortage of deal flow within the ind...