I've been analyzing real estate as an amateur for a while now and I've read Brandon Turner's book "Rental Property Investing." I also listen to numerous podcasts on REI, and I spend time on the BP site. I also joined ...

Hi all,I signed up with a Property Management company back in October last year (2018). Since day one, it has been spotty communication with them and I could never get real answers out of the owner of the staff. Whene...

Do you account for tax when you analyze a deal?

Hey BP Fam,So I live in Oakland and have been on the hunt for an owner occupied multi family unit in Oakland and San Leandro with a budget of around 750k for about a month. All my offers have been beat out. I know par...

Hi everyone,I am buying a triplex in Ohio that I plan on living in one unit and continuing to rent out the other two.  I got my original offer accepted but then I went to the bank and asked about switching from conven...

Hello BP,

I am in contract now to purchase my first property in Rochester NY. All initial paperwork has been completed. I am just a little nervous as I am just starting out and the first deal seems like it is...

Hey guys, Wes here from Richmond.First of all, a collective thanks for the massive brain dump on this site. After running through the beginners guide and picking around a bit, BiggerPockets seems to be a treasure trov...

New member looking to get smart on buy and hold investing. Reading though all the other threads that are similar I plan to focus on the following.Read ultimate beginner guideDon't spend any $ on "Gurus"listen & le...

I'm planning to get my license (just for my own use--to buy properties for myself and get MLS access).

One broker I called requires a 70/30 split each commission. The other requires a fee of $375 for each deal you do...

Maybe I'm just out of touch with the current market, but I'm looking at a $245K property, putting down $61,000 (25%), have an above 800 credit score and my closing costs are $14,700+/-!  AND had to pay 3 pts to get a ...