Hi all -We have our first investment property under contract, with an estimated close date of Aug. 12th.  The property has current tenants, which have expressed interest to stay.  Their current lease expires Aug. 15th...

In my last post I asked in detail how to find sellers and good deals. Now I want to focus on how to approach a potential customer. When trying to buy directly from a home owner how do you generally go about that. I...

Hello BP,I'm looking to roll some of my IRA into a self directed or solo 401k.  I read that fees can vary quite a bit.  I was wondering if I could get some opinions on rock solid companies with low fees.  Right now I'...

First I don't want people confusing private financing with hard money. Here I am NOT talking about hard money lenders but only about PRIVATE FINANCING.
My Question:
I want to have access to 30 or 40k and my ideal te...

Okay, so I am a beginner, and when I say beginner I mean BEGINNER! I am just now arriving at the beach... my feet have NOT touched the water yet. Anyways, I am 20 years old and want to learn this real estate investing...

I was told by a friend about using hold open title policy for flips because it can save a lot of closing costs when flipping. Does anyone have any experience with these? Is it a good option for flipping a SFH?

I'm formulating a spreadsheet to assist me in quickly analyzing potential rental properties.  I would like to calculate the property value based on NOI using the following formula: Property Value = Net Operating Incom...

Question for those who have been around a while, I haven't been able to figure this out myself from research. I'm referring mainly to larger markets, say over 1 million people at least, during a housing crash / downtu...

I’ve been renovating a 16 unit apartment in Pittsburgh for the past 6 months and things are going well. I’m renovating individual units (kitchen/bath/flooring/some painting) and I’m able to increase rents $150-$300 pe...

I'm still new and am starting to worry about my first house I have under contract.  I had planned to wholesale the property to another investor but he got two other accepted offers before I got this under contract and...