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I work in Marketing for a real estate investment company here in San Diego. Our main focus is buying, fixing, and selling homes. My main priority is to generate direct seller leads and wor...

Hi,I own 36 house lots (65x1250) in East Texas. They are platted as 3 whole city blocks. They are in a small city but on the far edge of the main part of the city. Most here want to buy MH parks that are already up a...

Does anyone know the rules on taking out a loan as a vacation home vs an investment property? If youre going to rent it out but also use it? Is there a time frame you must spend there per year to have it be consider...

There is something called an efficient market (well known in stocks and commodities).  That is where there is no easy money to be made, as everything is priced so no one has an advantage.
Then there is the mania.  Fo...

I'm a newbie in the Sacramento area looking to buy my first SFR rental.  I bought my primary residence about 15 months ago using a VA loan with no money down(Just $3k to cover closing costs).  I have good credit (~750...

I have a friend who was a successful landlord for many years. When I mentioned Section 8 to him he advised me never to get involved with it, that it was only for experts who know how to handle it. He said the Section ...

First off, my name is Joe DeFarias and I am pleased to meet all of you savvy real estate investors. From the many emails sent from Brandon Turner, I've finally started my first discussion on BiggerPockets and I am thr...

I am renovating a 40 year old house and the HVAC system and electrical system are the original. Since my background is in Electronics and IT is this something I can tackle myself? I have a $20,000 budget and so far th...

What special touches or amenities do you add when you renovate?  I'm not talking about paint color or flooring until you do something special like an accent wall in red or cork floors.  I have some upcoming projects, ...

I just finished Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins. Great book! One part that really hit me in the book was the long-term opportunity cost of "little" splurges like regularly hitting Starbucks or eating out. Relat...