HiI was bidding on a property on hubzu when someone places a weirdly high bid. I'll use random numbers to explain, but the principle is the same. I had the highest bid of 120k. I assume that the reserve is around 150k...

I've been to a few tax sales now and there have been 100's of properties. Out of these I'm usually interested in 20-50 properties. Do you realistically do a title search on 20-50 properties before bidding understandin...

I am in a position where adding a mother-in-law suite to my primary residence in the Pickerington area seems very likely. I have attempted to find comps in the area and have not found any, I am wondering if that's bec...

Hey BP,We are listing our home for sale and expect to net $500,000 after paying off HELOC, closing costs, taxes etc.  We are fortunate enough to have a decent income and flexible living circumstances for the next coup...

Hey there,my name is Sven and I am originally from Germany. I moved to the USA 3 years ago. I got interested in real estate investing last year and since then have read several of the BP published books on real estate...

I'm super curious if anyone else has encountered this issue...We are RE investors in Denver - we've got 3 investment properties (or 5 doors). We have >$2m in debt spread across the investment properties and our pri...

First, thanks for all the great knowledge I have already gotten from this site. There are some real experienced people here!

I would like to purchase an REO -- not for a flip but for my in-laws who have never owned ...

I own property in Ohio and California and have been refinancing several of them.  I have been surprised that the rates I am getting quoted in Ohio are significantly higher than those I have been getting in CA.  The Oh...

I am wondering what would be the best scenario to get the best rates in a mortgage:
Either contact as many banks as possible before starting to make offers or contact them after your offer has been accepted and you h...

Looking for suggestions on the best way to ask commercial brokers to send you off-market deals.  Should you offer to pay a flat fee if a deal is closed?  Wondering what's in it for them?