“Conservative underwriting is dead.”
Rob Beardsley brings up a great point. It’s extremely difficult to be an active real estate investor in this market if you are using extremely conservative underwriting technique...

Very often we see people on here talk about how they are educating themselves by reading books relating to the real estate and lending industries. And that sounds great, until you realize that mostly they are reading...

Hello, I'm new to posting in these forums. I always go through these forums looking for any tips I can get but I think it would be better if I just post my situation. I'm really interested in real estate investing. I ...

Hi everyone,I am about to close on my first two properties in Philly next week (woohoo!) and cannot decide if I should hire a property management company, or self-manage the future renters.
I have a full-time job an...

hello BP users,I have been fascinated by real estate development for years now since i was a little kid, and i have decided that this is the career path i want to take.So what is the best way to become a developer?1. ...

Hello BP! I need some consolation, wisdom, and maybe pizza.My dad just completed his first flip. After all was said and done, he lost over $3k. We're not white collar people, so $3k is a lot to us. I tried telling him...

Hey everyone!
I posted a while back about my hopes of house hacking soon in order to get started in real estate and I received a lot of great advice. Just a little recap: I am located in Kansas City and work full tim...

I'm new to investing and wanted to get some advice/perspective on 2 things...1. For someone new to real estate investing that wants to do long term rentals, do you recommend starting off in an area close to them/an ar...

Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...

Hello BPers!New to the REI community and looking to get some great guidance and advice from the seasoned vets and learn as much as I can.Been investigating business opportunities for the last few years, and have recen...