isn't it safe to assume while putting deals together for buy and hold that rents will decrease from current highs. In my area rents are 1250 for 3bd/2bth, which was acceptable when homes were 350K, but with homes no...

Surprise of surprises -- my wife has caught the REI bug by osmosis. She'll be able to do this full time, which is something I can't.

I'm setting her up with a marketing strategy (she'd better buy into it, I have a...

I am starting my direct marketing campaign. I am mailing a yellow letter, post card, post card to start. I used the filters suggested on BP to narrow my list to 1000 ish addresses. 300 a week done in house

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I'm just starting out. I've been doing some property locating for other investors, but was thinking about wholesaling. I was wondering what are the advantages/disadvantages in working with a realtor or not. I've app...

Wondering if anyone had any experience with FSBO or selling their house without a real estate agent?  Selling my house in Littleton, CO and I know if I can get the word out that my house will sell.  I heard from a fri...

In a motivating mood today.  What's holding you from taking your first or next step?  

Hello BP family!
My name is Jacob Lemke and I am a licensed realtor, wholesaler, and investor in the greater Seattle area (I work mostly in Pierce county though). I am writing this post to connect with other people ...

Hello again BP comrades,
I'm just getting started and I'm pushing through. I'm a perfectionist and it seems so easy to say, 'Well, I don't have a website so no one will take me seriously.' or 'If I type my Yellow Let...

I'm curious to hear from people who had cash flow rental properties during the 2007 recession how they performed. Is it easy to find historical charts on unemployment rates and vacancy rates?

This is the first Rental I have that I havent had much success posting online.. so I put some signs up on Saturday for a property I have outside of Nashville and got 41 calls that day alone. After about the 10th calle...