I have about $10,000 cash that I could use on my first investments, but I have read some posts that mention leveraging other people's money is a better way to go. I'm looking for some opinions on this. We have about $...

I'd love some help on this topic!
In the Smokies, it seems that 'bigger is better' and that a view seals the deal. I've been ALMOST convinced that I can drop and 15-20% DP on a $1.3M 4BR STR and net $75K/year. I'm sk...

Hi BP! My wife and I are looking to purchase a SFH in Madison, WI with a budget of about $250K. We've really just started looking but our goal is to find a place to live in for about three years and then rent out afte...

I am trying to find rental property in the bay area, especially south San Jose area. I am planning to buy 2bd/2ba property priced at around 450-550K, so I am mainly looking at Blossom Valley area of south San Jose. ht...

There are lots of discussion about having properties in different class area with different quality of tenantsHow to determine which class does a area belong to or the definitions are more subjective to investor?

I've still got a long way to go, but I would love to give up my day job and be full time into real estate. Currently I would need to make $150k a year in real estate to match my near term earning potential at my job (...

I'm starting to feel like a jumped the gun a bit on signing the purchase contract. I just found our recently that the house is in a high risk flood zone and just took a large chunk of my returns. FYI the owner/agent f...

Hi BP,So I've owned a 12-unit in Cincinnati (Evanston) for a little over 2 years. Most units are studios (efficiencies). I'm out of state. It seems as if the rent has been going up. I remember when buying the building...

Looking at a investment property in North Highlands and just wanted to get the local crowds take. The property is a duplex located on Renick Way. This appears to be a C- neighborhood though the 80Watt movement is happ...

This was a question in the forum that I responded to. Seeing as I went in-depth with my response, I decided to make it into a forum post, in hopes this information may be helpful to other newbies. Please keep in mind ...