I came across pre-foreclosures being listed on USAtoday.com - Has anyone used this service? You have a 7 day free trial, then it's about $10/week. Much cheaper than the local guy who charges about $100/month. The ...

Hey everyone,I wanted to shoot my shot here and come in with an ask. I am an third year engineering student and im trying to make a transition from engineering industry to real estate. I was wondering how i can learn ...

Hello Everyone,This last Wednesday I started my first yellow letter mailing campaign. I sent out 260 pieces of mail (I bought a list of 900 which is a mix of 424 owner occupied homes and 476 absentee owners ) and I've...

I have a BRRRR property in escrow with opportunity to backout due to some inspection items the seller is not willing to fix.  The deal will provide over 20% Cash on Cash but all in cash will be essentially at the expe...

Hi Folks, A bit of a rookie question here, but how do you find out the average rental rates for properties in a target area? I know that you can analyse deals on BP, but I find that a lot of the time, there isn't a lo...

For me, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, two markets are pretty defined, but a third is where I am investing. Why? Two different factors-- marketing agencies and breweries-- which are renovating old, historic warehouses in ...

Hello BP Community,So excited to be here. Have been listening to the podcast over the last few weeks and figured it was time to get online and start checking this place out, as well as networking.I'll be turning 26 ne...

Hey Landlords. Maybe you've seen this article floating around the Internet this week about the tenant whose landlord sent them the rent in an editable Word Document, so he slipped in his own clause.Now, this is funny,...

I'm beginning to educate myself on REI and have gathered a list to start reading via recommendations from the BP community and the podcast, and I'm curious to hear what everyone prefers when it comes to collecting the...

Does anyone have an idea on what fair cap rate is in seattle?  Everything in my area seems so low.  Also is it common for seller to want 10% earnest money held back after feasibility test?