I am a relatively new investor and I just put a offer on a REO home. My offer was a cash offer, slightly over list price, with 10% earnest money, no contingencies, and within a few days of coming on the market. My ...

Hey all, I'm under contract for a legal 2 flat + illegal garden unit in Logan Square which we want to house hack and then maybe rent out whatever space can be rented out if we move out. The plan is to rent out the top...

  Hi everyone      I just finished listening to BP podcast #73 with @Mehran Kamari I loved hearing about his investing out of state and how he does it.    If anyone is an out of state investor Do you have any advice ...

It's interesting how the Muslim Brotherhood is caught between and rock and a hard place, saying demonstrate but do not destroy property or turn to violence.

This came to the burning surface from the movie trailer rel...

Hi all,I am a 21 year old who has a passion for real estate, I have been reading forums, listening podcast, and watching webinars. Yet, I am overwhelmed by all the information that is out there and I don't know where ...

As profiled in an article on CNN Money (http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/30/real_estate/FHA-loans/index.htm), the FHA is actually taking initiative to make it MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN MORTGAGE LOANS. Even folks with perf...

Hi everyone,As some may know, I am a relatively new investor here on BP looking to buy my first small multifamily property. I currently live in Philadelphia and have some experience in a couple different parts of the ...

Legendary real estate investor Sam Zell believes (or at least purports to believe) that homeownership will fall to 55%, well below the 64% it is at now and far from the ~69% we saw prior to the crash. Here is the ...

Hey BP Community - I prayed this day would never come, but I knew it probably would if I continued to grow my portfolio. This post is to get as much guidance on the next steps as possible so I am prepared to protect, ...

Hello, I'm currently in the process of deciding what brokerage I would like to start my real estate journey.. I've had a meeting with a Keller Williams brokerage, and also have a few other brokers of Keller Williams l...