Any advice for a rookie looking for his first deal? I am trying to play by the investment rules and weigh all numbers.  But in this market, not many deals, it seems.  I'm getting impatient  and afraid I'll make a bad ...

Hi all,I came across a 4plex that i am interested in investing. The area seems sketchy. I've been researching and analyzing for months now. I've been focusing on single unit until I came across this multi-family. What...

Me: 2-4 units (including multiple houses on 1 lot)
Location: SF Bay Area; Richmond, Oakland

Why?
1) 30yr fixed rate financing. I plan on owning the "fix and hold" properties I buy for AT LEAST...

I want to get into REI so that I can diversify out of the stock market. My wife is convinced that investing is a bad idea.Does anyone have an experience talking a spouse into not holding back?

Goal: Generate at least $2,500 net per month outside of my job and my wife's job.Current Location: I live in a suburb or Portland, Oregon, where SFRs and small multiplexes are currently going for around $300k. (Of cou...

Ok, I know this question has been asked 500 times, 500 different ways, but it still seems clear as mud. Quite possibly the most confusing part of the business to me. What software should we use that has management cap...

The property I am attempting to buy is in a very nice wealthy neighborhood in central Illinois, however, It doesn’t have a single renter occupying the property at the moment. I’m wondering if I should forgo buying thi...

Hey BP,I'll try to keep a long story short.  Currently about to purchase a 4BR 2.5 bath single family that I rent in Pittsburgh and turn my 3 roommates into tenants.  The advantage of this is that it will continue to ...

Good day BP,I currently have one 4-unit rental owned in my personal name and I have a duplex (foreclosure) under contract which will also be owned in my name (to fulfill fannie mae owner occupied requirement).  My que...