Hi DIY people,I'm in the process of renovating my first investment property and it is becoming time to paint the exterior. I've been getting quotes and deciding if i should do this myself or contract it out. One con...

Hello everyone, so I am thinking of focusing on phase 2 marketing here in Maryland and I have some bandit signs ready to go. However, I was thinking of paying the owner of a store in a good traffic area, say, $500 per...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone else here in Jacksonville does any sort of meet up group? I just joined the REIM-JAX group on meetup. Does anyone know of anything else that would be beneficial for a new / future...

Hi! I'm about to try direct mailing to a list of owner-occupants with 0-10% equity who financed within the last four years. I'm hoping to find motivated sellers in difficult mortgage situations where I can offer "subj...

Hello everyone,My name is John. I've lived in Chicago for three years now and love being in this city. Real estate investing/entrepreneurship is something I am very interested in learning and becoming successful at. N...

Hello BP! I am currently in the knowledge absorption/learning phase of REI! I have been learning and talking with people for about a yr now and I plan to make a purchase this year. However I am a long way away from ma...

Hello,I'm trying to raise money to start my future real estate venture and I understand plenty of people use hard money and private money. The thing is I do not have any experience yet so i'd like to raise enough to d...

Hello BP,I have been researching online payment methods for collecting rent.  A lot of them seem to have a 3% or 4% fee associated with them (which is $30 to $40 for my tenants.)  Does anyone have a good online paymen...

Property manager claims apt was swarming with fleas from tenant she evicted (cats). I thought she was joking. I was in the empty unit for 5-10 minutes, and brushed off about 50+ fleas from my pants (thankfully, was ...

Hi BP, I’ve saved up from my job in Manhattan and after studying a handful of towns and states have started putting offers in on SFH properties in the New Haven/Hamden area of Conneticut. A theme I’m noticing is the a...