When a mobile home park requires a rental lot application for a background check, do you do so under your land trust, LLC or just provide your personal information?  I know John Fedro recommends land trusts but I have...

Hey all,Soon I'll be closing on my father's old house that I inherited and I want to get back into the market with some rental properties. Been lurking here for a while and constantly felt like I was learning somethin...

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I am at a stage where I feel like I could really use a mentor/coach to help guide me in beginning my real estate journey, and hopefully business. My expectations of this person would be to speak with me once...

I recently did some data crunching on Zillow's public datasets. I wanted to see what markets have both a relatively high rent-to-price ratio and high appreciation. I came up with this list:region-name:mean-appreciatio...

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I work for a real estate company in Pittsburgh. I've been discussing a few different investment options for the city and wanted to see what actual investor are thinking along the lines of investing in cash fl...

Which is the best option: absentee owners or expired listings? My thinking is that absentee owners is especially good for the pricey suburbs. But in lower-income rental markets, for example Newark City, I suspect it's...

I was speaking with a man who has a long history in lending and working for a bank, and he was poking some holes in an investment strategy I was formulating. I would like to share here and get some opinions. My plan w...

Hi BP, I am researching my market, and I want to find all 8-30 unit apartment buildings in my area.  It doesn't matter if they are currently for listed for sale or not, I just want to understand what's out there.  I h...

Hello all, my name is David. My wife and I are laying the groundwork to start a new career as real estate investors. Any and all advice and connections with the BP community would be greatly appreciated. We are lookin...

An Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) license in CA will set me back just under $1,000.A Real Estate sales person License will set me back about $1,000 also.Just starting here and I need income fast. Math is NOT my strong...