Hi guys, I read reports on real estate investing and there is something I do not understand. Please enlighten me. I saw something inside the report like CAP RATE 15.2% ....

What is

- The meaning of CAP RATE in laym...

Hello Bigger Pockets! My name is Greg. I've been lurking on BP off and on for awhile, but just became a pro member and decided to take real estate investing a lot more seriously. I'm also a recently licensed real esta...

I should have asked this before Thursday but, oh well, I’ll ask it now!This past week I found a potential duplex in a decent part of town. I asked the listing agent for rent, costs, remaining loan, etc. she returned a...

I'm trying to understand what options I have to gather more information regarding an abandoned home in a neighboring town.  The house has been vacant for a couple years and is in a nice neighborhood (values around $40...

I am still in the process of evaluating locations to move to further my real estate investing career. I have tentatively narrowed down locations and am currently leaning towards the Fayetteville / Northwest Arkansas a...

Hi BP family!  I have been reading and absorbing lots of fantastic info from this great community, and I have learned a lot from you all.  Time for me to give back.A quick story about me, I love real estate.  I just l...

Hey I’m starting to do cold calling for pre foreclosures in my local area. Anybody have any scripts they recommend or how I should start out in the conversations?

I used to think that the “big difference” , The “great divide” in investments was between equity and debt.  A number of years later I revised my thinking and thought “business vs real estate”.  Then I came to the conc...

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This might sound like a no brainer to most of you but I want to hear your thoughts about this situation.. If you are only starting out in REI (no experience and don’t know anyone personally who could ...

In the past when I purchased properties with existing tenants all they do is to sign a simple estoppel letter basically acknowledging the lease terms, the security deposits, advanced rents etc...My attorney has alread...