Does anyone have strong opinions either way about purchasing turn key properties for buy and hold investment?  Have you had success with them and stand by the model, or on the flip side, have you had a negative experi...

HI BP, I was at a Financial College meeting with a man I've met twice. Everything was about college, until he asked, "Do you want to go to college?" I answered, saying that I knew it was a terrible investment that Im ...

Hi, I’m a new agent and one of the brokers I’m interviewed with mentioned the opportunity to fill out BPO reports in order to generate a little bit of income while sales are slow.   What exactly does does a BPO entail...

Hello BP,I am going to close on my first SFR in Phoenix area in a month and I am trying to identify best route to rent and manage it. Should I hire a PM to manage since this is my first rental and I am out of state or...

I have been inspired by the podcasts and insight on BP and appreciate how a LONG-TERM buy and hold approach (my niche and strategy) can lead to quite significant 'passive' income streams over time. I also understa...

As I noticed my last post tick over to 2,999 posts since I joined the site, I thought back to reflect on my introduction to Bigger Pockets so many years ago, what it has done for me, and my biggest mistake  :)  What h...

Anyone have any tips on how to increase the number of people who actually show up to view an apartment after scheduling an appointment  I set up three showings tonight sent a reminder email 24 hours before and only on...

I've read a lot of the forum posts, blogs, and am on podcast 131 (working my way through them), and paying off properties early vs. paying them off over the life of the loan seems to be a fairly divisive topic.  Befor...

So I have found a property, in a decent middle class neighborhood, the details are as follows:

[list]Property Price: $140,000 (asking price, can negotiate down but for analysis purposes keeping it here)

# of Units: ...

Hello everyone,I'm a newbie real estate investor in the beginning stages of saving money for a down payment on a multifamily buy and hold. I'm currently looking at the area surrounding the Garfield Park Conservatory. ...