Hi everyone, I would like to start by thanking everyone for participating in this forum full of knowledge. I have been lurking here for the past few months, and finally decided to start an account.

Some background: I...

Hi! We are super new to landlording and have gotten a few applicants for our long term rental. We are using Zillow. First, do you call previous landlords/supervisors/etc.? And what are some general questions you ask?A...

Good afternoon! My wife and I are interested in rolling our Roth IRA into a self directed account. We would like to be able to do buy & hold investing as well as note purchasing with this account. What experience ...

I'm looking to start wholesaling in my area. I've never done deals before but have been reading ALOT and feel its time to get out of my analysis paralysis. I'm confused on how to start. Should I find investors and ...

Hello all,I'm relatively new to BP, but I've been dabbling in Real Estate for 5 years now. I've decided this is my year to become more intentional. I own 4 properties, and am under contract for a 5th. Currently I do a...

Hello! Inaugural post of a time lurker and podcast fan. I’m living in the DC area and looking at the possibility of investing in either Jacksonville, FL or Tampa, FL since I’m in the military and there is a good chanc...

Knowing what you know now, what would you focus on if you were late to the real estate investing word (chronologically speaking)?
Youth is not on your side. You’re now 54.  At this age what real estate investing stra...

Hi guys and gals,

Just an interesting read I ran into. Thought I share...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/should-you-pay-off-your-mortgage-2013-08-14?link=MW_popular

My husband and I own a house with my son and daughter-in-law. It's in an LLC . We plan to do MTR to visiting nurses for half of the year while we travel and rent one room out to a visiting nurse during the six months ...

Hi all,  I'm in contract on a house hack, using an FHA loan.  My lender's telling me that I need to make a one-year, advance payment on the homeowner's insurance to the lender (which holds that one-year payment in esc...