Hi Everyone,I have been interested in real estate investing for a couple years, but have decided NOT to pursue buying rental homes at this time.  I have three young kids and decided it would be easier to invest in sto...

I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:

How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?

Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...

Hello BP community,Ok, I decided to focus on some major towns at Ohio (Akron, Toledo or Youngstown).What is the next steps ? Looking at property values ? Making contact with investors / contractors / property managers...

1.0 IntroductionI really enjoy reading other investors' diaries of their stories. I always learn a thing or two from what they did right and what they did wrong. It is also what led to my first diary on BP - I want to...

I would love to hear an update on everyone's sentiment on the current housing market. In the last few weeks it seems as though the media is turning away from being bullish. The cost of material is up quite a bit from ...

My 11 year old daughter has about $12k in funds she was given from her grandfather. I have custodial responsibilities for that money. I was thinking of purchasing a property and I would be the credit partner and she...

I have been waiting on the sidelines to buy a home since 2006. I live in Santa Barbara and after 5 years of renting a one bedroom apartment frankly my patience is running out. We are planning to have a kid and need to...

So I'm new to investing and plan on purchasing a house then converting into a rental after a year or two. I am just wondering why cash flow is so important, when there is still the loan pay down and appreciation as a ...

Hi BP, I currently own a townhome in the Houston area which I purchased back in 2005. Times are different now and I would like to purchase once again in the Houston area, if profitable. I have family in Katy and would...

So everyone knows CA has a hot market. What are wholesalers and rehabbers buying on the dollar? I just listened to Tim Gordon's podcast and he said his buyers are paying up to 80% of arv and that was about a year ago....