I'm curious what investment strategies people have used with Texas tax deed sales that have worked.  I've never done it before but I anticipate that property with houses on them are bid on with more fervor and therefo...

I had an outdoor unit “freeze up” on a tenant. Hvac guy says the unit read fine so no freon needed, etc. Filter had been changed a few weeks earlier and was clean enough but supposedly restricted air flow can cause ...

Im looking for any advice for steps to take before making a cash offer on an REO Ive been looking at.  Is there any possibility of tax leins or second mortgages etc still being on the property?  The property is priced...

Hey y'all.  I know there are a lot of other posts about MF vs SF on here but they are all slightly different.  Here is my situation.  I am in Portland, OR and am going to start purchasing more properties.  I do have e...

Fellow BPers,I have recently had an offer accepted (and renegotiated due to unanticipated repairs) on my first duplex in Ft Worth, TX. Below are the details:$174,250 offer accepted on a 2006 duplex (4 br/2 bath per un...

Hi all,I wold love some feedback valuation on a small park i am considering;9 spaces on 4.25 acres outside city limits, 3 tenant owned homes with lot rent @ $160(below current market of $250)3 park owned singlewide ho...

I'll start out by saying I'm not trying to debate the merits of the "50% guideline." For various reasons, that guideline will not work for me. I don't know what is included/excluded in that value, and every time it is...

What are the pitfalls to having a contract with an owner to "flip" his property while he still owns it 100%? Does anyone do this successfully to pocket more money and/or utilize owner "private financing"?For example: ...

There is a property I was looking at priced at $875,000. It was appraised at $1,200,000 and that was with a 25% occupancy. The building was previously used for several businesse offices. The zoing was changed to resid...

Hello. I am looking for ideas to bring in more cash from my rental properties. Have any of you had any success at offering services that your tenants want or charging fees for anything aside from the typical late fe...