It is my contention that in most circumstances you should not use a real estate agent to buy a single family home, and only in limited circumstances should you use one to sell. This strategy saved me approximately $15...

Good morning BP,I have a couple of questions this morning-What is your opinion on wholesalers?-Have you had a good experience when working with a wholesaler?-What has been your biggest draw back from working with whol...

I always purchase a listed property from the listing agent and never use an outside agent. During the last run on property 2000-2007 I lost so many properties because of unscrupulous realtors. I mean realtors were r...

I'm a wholesaler in AZ. I'm new multi-family, but have wholesaled SFRs for over 5 years. I write purchase contracts, I assign them in escrow, and I show up on the HUD. I'm careful. The vast majority of my stuff closes...

Found a REO that's been listed for 150 days. Needs a lot of renovations. It's a 4b/2b, 1,497sf, built in 1973, has a 2 car garage. List price is $275k. Found 3 very similar comps. First one sold for $319k on Sep 5, 3b...

My portfolio currently consists of single-family stick-built rentals.  I have the opportunity to purchase 4 mobile homes on an acre of land for $135,000.  The owner reports gross rents of $2750/month (this includes th...

As everyone knows it costs a lot to turn a unit between residents. Therefore it is recommended you do everything possible to retain the better tenants. Do you have some specific items in place to retain these tenants?...

We're newbies...go easy! :D

We're about to buy our first investment property, a duplex with excellent income. It has been on the market for 200+ days.

We're making an offer soon. Is there a rule-of-thumb for t...

Hello all!First time BP post here! I've recently relocated (somewhat temporarily) to Chicago but had been investing in the Green Bay area since 2012, focusing on buy and hold SFRs. The reason for my post today is not ...

For rental payments, I have been using erentpayment.com, but due to the issues that have just surfaced regarding fraud, I need to find another vendor. In short, for those who haven't been following the discussion, a l...