Richard McDonald
Realtor or no realtor?
I am nearing the end of a sfr flip. The home will be high quality for the market/price range. Homes are moving fast, and finding a buyer should be easy. However, I'm considering bringing in the best realtor available,...
Tyler Hampton
New Investor Looking Out of State
I am brand new to rei and my local area is very bad so we are looking out of state. We chose Atlanta, GA because we have a good friend who lives there who can help us in a pinch if necessary, and it seems to be a good...
Brandon Beaudoin
From SFH REI to MF REI (and potential partner sourcing)
Good evening BP fam!First post here but I've been plowing through the forum and articles. Long story short I'm (mostly) getting out of the SFH REI marketplace (I have 3 SFH rentals) and looking to branch into multi-...
Brandon McLendon
If you had to start over with only 30k, what would you do now?
For all successful out of state investors. If you had to start over, knowing what you know now, how would you do it with only 30k?I am trying to figure out my starting strategy for out of state investing. I am in Cali...
Martin Fields
Picking a market for my first deal
Looking to buy my first deal, most likely a single family turn key property with positive cash flow. I live in Washington D.C. and considering Baltimore and Philadelphia as target markets. What are the key indicators ...
Patrice Bocci
Deciding on Where to Purchase that First Property
Hi BP community! I am a newbie from Brooklyn, New York. I’m currently in the beginning stages of learning as much as I can about REI while putting a plan together. I’m having a hard time deciding where to purchase a p...
Kay M.
Do you take tenant's personal life into consideration when choosing?
If you are screening tenants and you figure that the tenant might be have a difficult life situation, would you put that into consideration when choosing if the financial side of the screening passes?
On a hunch a...
Tony Severino
April Foreclosure Rates Up 32%
Well, as the pinheads in the media tell the world there is a glimmer of hope and the economy may be starting a turn around, one in every 374 houses received a foreclosure notice last month. Hmmm. That is even higher t...
Kevin Harrison
Should YOU sell YOUR home or make it a rental. Asked and anwsered
I see this question every day at least once on the forums so I thought I would answer it for the majority of people. I was going to make this a blog post but couldn't figure out how to do it. What I am going to outlin...
Dave Wood
Hello from Sarasota and Northern Virginia
I have been a casual real estate investor for twenty years. I recently sold my business and am now looking to invest more seriously. I am very curious and looking to learn all I can. I just bought five homes in the...