I am new to RE investing and have never purchased an investment property before. i live in Northern NJ and properties are expensive.  I think my strategy is Buy & Hold for now.  I need some direction/advice and I ...

Thank you for this resource! Can see I need to spend many hours reading here before I ask a specific question!My name is Glen Knowles and I live in Los Angeles Co.  I am currently a professor at a college. I was a re...

First I'm a newb looking to make my first purchase (or 3 if things work out right). Have been reading and listening to BP for a while and it's time to jump in. I make a really good living with my current job but I wa...

Good Morning, Good afternoon, Good evening BP. I am a new investor looking at purchasing in the Indianapolis market. My strategy in purchasing a home is using a HELOC from my primary residence from California but I am...

We had one of our properties up for rent and it took 42 days to find a qualified tenant. I was starting to consider lowering my standards for qualifications and I’m glad I didn’t. We held out and found very good tenan...

Xchanging RE holdings out of CA, looking to ask the BP forum best places to look 4 cash flow for the next 5 years.

Hello!  I have several rentals in NJ and will be relocating to FL shortly.  I will continue to self manage the properties and my main question is about security deposits. Do the security deposits need to be held with ...

Hello BP family, I was wanting to know if I'm able to purchase a home using a FHA loan and the assistance program for the downpayment, would I be able to live in the property for 6 months-1 year and  then rent it out?...

Lets assume the following:50k to buy20% down on conventional loan15k to fixARV 80kWould rent after reno for $850-----Would you sell and 1031ex, or would you cash out refi/hold the property, and WHY?I am personally lea...

Where do you think would be a better place to buy and hold property as an out of state investor. St. Louis, Kansas City, Dallas or Memphis?