Engineer by trade,  who thought I was close to retirement & realized I have to keep working (at least 6 more years) . Looking at real estate as a source to complement my retirement income.

I have a house im going to look at and court records show that the property is worth 125000. My seller said it appraised at 168000 recently. He has made a lot of improvements to it. Should I take his word or go off o...

Hello, this is my first post and I'm reaching out to the community in hope for more information while I plan out my first purchase.As a blessing and a gift, my in-laws have offered us a down payment for a home. Whil...

A $300k assignment fee may not be the largest in the history of investing, but it sure was the largest in my history of investing. I was at a trade show as a vendor when a local investor that knew of me walked up prom...

Hi all,I am an investor from Israel trying to get into the US market.In Israel everything is done using cell phone. Lots of families doesn't use or evenb own a telephone. Moreover whatssup app is used by all, for mess...

I own a condo free and clear (worth about ~80K).  Long story short, it was my bachelor pad before I got married, held onto it through my marriage and rented to family and friends for the past 7 years.  It has been pai...

Finally after months of having the architect draw up prints and an even longer time waiting for the city to review the prints - The city is just a bit swamped in applications - Today we officially started construction...

Hello Everyone! I am new to REI and am exploring the possibility of of buying a duplex and living in one side and renting the other. I came across a duplex that is $99,900. Let's say I had an FHA loan with 5% down. Ho...

I found a property up for auction this week and would welcome advise from experienced investors. Here are the bullet points:3Bed/2Bath (1,164/SF)Cash only offers and being sold As is, where islast bid $55,000Buyer is ...

Hey BPers',     I ran into a new one today, I have had a property under contract for 10 days and closing is on Friday. Seller informs me today that he wants to keep the house, despite signing a  contract. Contract has...