I am VERY new to the game (just officially licensed yesterday) but I have been reading a lot on BP since I started the RE journey 8-9 months ago. I have decided to sign with a smaller broker per recommendation of a re...

I have been seeing this a lot, which is described in the title(with plans of buying and renting. they are usually 2 - 4 unit properties). A typical scenario may go like this: I come across one for sale and the owner s...

I just had a competitive situation, that I lost.  I was trying to turn a customer into a client and another agent won, due to their strategy in helping out-of-state investors.  I lost the battle, but I wanted to turn ...

I am a young and inexperienced investor. I currently own 2 rental properties and have high hopes for growth. I have been building a relationship with an older lady who owns some rental properties and is fed up with be...

My realtor approached me with a package deal of 4 properties with a total of 6 units. 5 of the 6 units are occupied.   These properties have not been listed yet. Realtor says that the seller is out of state and inheri...

I recently look at a SFH that was listed for 99K in an area that houses would sell for around 150ish, due to location this one is prob closer being valued at 130ish. I was trying to buy and hold it and offered 75k, fi...

My wife and I were fortunate enough to get a good deal on a duplex before "hacking" became the term. Here in Austin, that has become a harder target for people just getting started. The mortgage payment for a newbie o...

I am looking at making an offer on a house with a crawl space.  It is on a very flat lot and has a problem with water standing around the foundation, and under the house.  It was built in the 1960's and apparently the...

I sent out a direct mail campaign and got a call from a motivated seller a few days later. She lives in Chicago and owns a house in Phoenix free and clear. She is ill and wants to sell the house to relieve herself of ...

Hey Everyone,I’ve been looking at house hacking a duplex in the Twin Cities area, mainly near St. Paul, with the intention of putting 3% down (There’s a credit union through my work that offers this program without PM...