When you wholesale a house, do you need a licensed contractor to give you repair costs or can I have someone I know do the estimates for me? If I need to have a professional do the estimates, about how much will that...

So, how much does it cost to hire a real estate agent, and the second question I have is can someone sell their home without a real estate agent? Is it a wise decision?

What are the types of things they would have t...

Just wondering what % do you hope for and get on letters, postcards or flyers you mail out to a targeted audience say to pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, out of town owners, disgruntled landlords, etc.? Ie how many call...

I guess this is old news, but I just saw that they updated the HARP program (HARP 2.0) to include investor loans and eliminate the 125% LTV requirement. Has anyone heard of any successful refi's through this program,...

This is my first house hack, and any information or insight is greatly appreciate!
I bought a duplex in the Seattle market for $583,000 with a conventional 30 year home loan 2.99% interest rate with 10% down.
My mor...

Hi everyone,Thank you for taking the time to read this, any response will be greatly appreciated!I'm an ultra newbie to real estate investing, or any kind of investing for that matter. I'm at the point in my life wher...

Dabbler in rehab and other stuff, I need to get my investing back on track.  BP, this is a wonderful place by the way!  With cash being tight I must wonder, is it beneficial to pay now to set up an LLC, as if maybe le...

Morning All:

I found myself in a discussion with a contractor friend talking flooring in my latest acquisition. We were in the local grocery store (Ralphs-out here in southern California). . .

. . .and the ah haaaa...

I have made a major newbie mistake. I presently live in a condo for the past 17 years. In 2013 I purchased a 2-family that needed some major work. Over the past year I replaced the roof and updated the electrical so n...

I tried so hard last summer to begin investing as a flipper. I simply could not compete with cash buyers and my RE agent kept telling me that my renovation expectations were too unrealistic (she was thinking it would ...