I notice a very large proportion of folks new to RE are (trying to be) wholesalers. I have not wholesaled (sp?) but it sounds like a lot of darn work. Yet, to become an agent, you just need to take a few classes and t...

So I have a rental that is currently on the market in the A+ neighborhood in San Francisco.. When I posted the listing on Zillow 13 days ago, the Zillow calculated rent is $4600, and that became $4300 today...Also, fo...

We have a 1br in the Hemispheres complex, on the barrier island (2nd line of buildings from the beach) in Hallandale Beach, FL. 2.5 years ago it was rented in under 1 month for 1450, while similar apartments in the co...

I'm looking to lead up to my first purchase.  Likely a long flip (BRRR) or possibly a regular flip with the right deeply discounted property.  In my initial target area there were 4 homes sold in the last 3 months acc...

Hi BP Community!I still think this page is awesome and there is nothing better to learn about investing than to connect with awesome people on here. I had to have a break for a year, moved from Hawaii to my home count...

When I find a promising multi-unit rental property, I usually assume that 50% of the gross rents is what I'll have after operating expenses to pay my mortgage. The listing sheets have a breakdown of the operating expe...

As part of my ideology that education should be free, I will be making a monthly post (if not more often) related to real estate, because a better educated society results in better social and economic opportunities f...

Hello everyone! I'm based overseas.... is it possible to buy and manage rental properties from abroad? I am thinking that if people can do it across the U.S. while living in different states, it must be possible from ...

I had an idea: drawing up a contract for a private money lender so we could use private money to buy properties at a sheriff sale. It would say something along the lines of "Private Money LLC agrees to lend $500,000.0...

I have been reading about the 2% rule but seriously questioning its accuracy. I got a great deal on a house in a desirable area of Austin for $297k. The rental we are getting is high ($2500) for the area. However, acc...