A thorny problem: My relative has been renting out a commercial property to a tenant for some years. The signed lease states that tenant is responsible for all utilities including sewer fee.  Unbeknownist to my relati...

I've got a newbie question.  I can see that most sellers prefer cash buyers.  I've got a finite amount of cash that I can spend on investing, but I don't want to sink it all into one property.  So, could I buy in cash...

Hello BP!!!Does anybody have experience being a member of Tax Lien Investment Club. I was quite quick to join them in a "free real estate investment seminar" from  Success Path, but after realizing that Succes Path is...

Hey folks - so, I need some input. I've started direct mail marketing and making a lot more offers on the MLS, with the use of my new full-time employee. So far, so good. Then, I've partnered with a good friend Robert...

This is a follow-up to the thread on income streams not requiring real estate. I replied to a post about buying a self storage facility. Having bought one recently, I assure you it is NOT like buying real estate! It i...

Hey everybody,I've been looking into getting into self storage for some time, doing my own research online but was wondering if anyone could recommend a good book on self storage investing. Any feedback is very much a...

since here in Sacramento CA , the prices are so high and there are so many cash buyer investors , that there is barley any inventory left for new investors like myself , is it smart to go ahead and buy houses fr...

When I buy a house at a trustee foreclosure auction and the previous owners are still in the house, do I need to hire a lawyer to evict them or can I, as the new owner, just show up at the justice of the peace on the ...

I attended a local REI meetup last night and the guest speaker was an auctioneer with 37 years of experience in RE investing. He was selling a strategy of buying properties on cheap because they were good for nothing ...

Hi BP, my immediate plans aside from purchasing a triplex to live in one unit with Rhode Island Housing were they have a program that finance 100% of loan, is to apply for a few Business credit cards (not linked to my...