Hello everyone,

This is my first post, I've been a reader for about a week and now ready to ask a broad question. How should a first timer invest $80k in real estate?

First I'd like to thank the regular contributors...

Or, more specifically WHO is a real estate investor?As the term is now used, a wide variety of activities, some having almost nothing to do with investing, many having only a passive association with real property are...

Hello BP world!My name is Dylan from NJ I am excited about everything I'm reading on the forums and blogs from all you great members. I am preparing myself for my first investment and pre-approve myself for a mortgage...

It is now day 90 of me trying to buy my first investment property. I'm so FRUSTRATED with my mortgage company I just needed to vent and hopefully someone can tell me to just hang in there and it will be alright.
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Hi.

This site is great! I wish I would of stumbled upon it years ago!

I'm a 28 year old just getting started in real estate investing (so if you guys have any tips please feel free to share). I'm investing with my m...

I am a relatively new landlord and need some guidance and a couple of recommendations for my rental house in Parker, CO.

This was my first tenant and boy did they do a number on the house ,they left it a mess...

I think this Forum might be a better place to help. I would like any advice on our rental property condo/townhouse in California that is in Pre-Foreclosure.It's complicated and I'm trying to figure it all out. -The pr...

Hey Everyone,

I'm starting to talk to conventional lenders a bit about purchasing a SFR in the 25-40k price range. I could potentially pay for roughly half of this in cash, but am trying to finance about 75-8...

I'm the proud owner of my first 2 family property that I recently closed on this month.  It's fully rented with tenants in both units on month-to-month leases. I sent a termination letter to the upstairs tenant as I w...

I am new to short sales...always done REO's. I figures since I am in CA I might as well learn as almost everything is upside down here.

Here are my questions:

1. Is the realtor the one who negotiates the short sale...