Hey BP nation,I was wondering if anyone could offer some advice on approaching a home that looks distressed from the outside.  There is a house down the street from me that looks like it is about to be foreclosed on. ...

Pop the champagne! ;) After a year+ of lurking here and 3.5 months of searching, we closed on our first property today!! Exciting and terrifying ;)We are getting quotes this weekend on some work we want to do (and som...

Hey All, Looking for some advice for starting my investments in real estate. I have experience in being a landlord in the past , have sold all properties, and now I want to start again in landlording. This will be the...

I'm finishing up a rehab on a 14 unit apartment building.  I recently added a bedroom to an efficiency (that had a tenant living in it) by taking space from a storage area and punching through with a door once it was ...

What are your thoughts on eXp? 
The brokerage seems to be growing rapidly;  can this be sustained in the long run with very little brand recognition amongst customers (compared to a Keller Williams, REMAX, Coldwell B...

We've held a rental for 14 yrs now. Tenant is moving out, I need to renovate to sell.  We did a 1031 exchange to purchase this property in '04 and will go through the 1031 process again when this one sells.  How can I...

Hi, new to BP and I‘m wonderIng how I’ll ever be able to find a deal? If a deal makes sense, then I can‘t be the only person runnIng numbers and thinking it’s a good deal. Is it wrong to assume the “market is smart”, ...

Hi All!I've just bought my first SFH rental in KS 64138, MO. There is some chance that I'll need to start the eviction process. So, I wondered,  what are the implications of eviction for the tenants? Is this something...

Hello all,I am curious how much money (as a % of ARV) a beginner house flipper can expect to need to bring to the table when using a hard money loan. I understand it will vary depending on the lender and the experienc...

just wondering if you pay cash for a hud reo you declare yourself owner occupant,,,how long before you rent it out? do they really check this out???