I've been looking for my first rental property in Buffalo, NY area and using the rental property analysis tool from this site to do evaluations.  I use estimates of 5% vacancy, 5% repair & maintenance and 10% cape...

Two years ago I bought a condo next to AT&T Park (San Francisco). I did not buy this unit as an investment. I bought it to live in. Because……every morning I get to go for a jog on the Embarcadero and see the su...

Hello Everyone,  I am learning about the process to become a private lender and wondering if others who have done so are willing to share their experiences. How difficult is it to start and did you have a mentor to he...

I have just decided to get into real estate investing . I am a retired engineer, 37 years at Boeing. I thought that acting as a private lender would be a good place to start. I have high six figures in saving current...

This time around I've noticed more and more applicants asking me this right off the bat. They've told me they don't want to deal with houses run by a PM.

I've never probed for the reasons why. Is this because of the ...

My situation:  Single family home under contract - closes Sept 7th (26 days), doing 1031 exchange, will have $275K-ish, wanting to move into multifamily.Quandary - I want to buy in a strong market, have great cash flo...

With the current market as it is... are there lenders out there that will refi out of a hard money rehab based upon the following:

up to 80% LTV on the new current repaired value
c...

Hey Guys
Just a quickie for those of you who are actively investing.

Let's say you see something listed on the MLS or whatever and you want to make an offer on it, do you have your own RE agent onboard or are you jus...

I'm fairly new to BP and trying to find my first deal.  I keep coming across people saying to try and find an off market deal.  Where is the best place to find off market deals?  Are there any sites that have off mark...

Hi my name is Mike and I was to rent out my property. What are some key things to research when hiring a property manager or company? Thanks Mike!