I'm looking to get started in real estate by purchasing a 2-4 unit (ideally 4) through FHA financing. I looked online and found a few properties that peaked my interest and I reached out to a Realtor who had a few mul...

What services does a real estate agent provide for an investor?As a newbie I've been working with a real estate agent who owns apartments and other properties so that I can learn of few things from him. Recently, I fo...

Hello Everyone,I currently own a fourplex and am living in one of the units. The average market rent for a unit is $600. My units are being rented out for $525, $525, and $510 respectively. The tenants have been resid...

It seems like it's impossible to find places that rent following the guidelines of the 2% rules.  If a property that's $200,000 should rent for around $4000/mo to cash flew that seems quite extreme. Or is it just that...

Hi everyone, I was just reading through this article today,

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/16/how-to-lose-money-flip/?utm_source=BiggerPockets+Newsletter&utm_campaign=65d81ad5e0-January_17_2013_...

the Search function is awful.

Let me again say that I really do love the site. It's great.

But, also again, searching is much too difficult. We don't have the option to search by title only, nor can we sort forum ...

Hello all,I have just bought my first commercial building and would love your thoughts on it! Deal and building stats below. A bit of context for you all, I am 28 years old and this is my first real estate deal. The s...

Hi Bigger Pockets,

I am new(ish) to this forum and it's my first post. I've been listening to the podcast and have listened to Brandon's Book on Rental Property Investing and I have chosen Atlanta as my next market t...

Or, more specifically WHO is a real estate investor?As the term is now used, a wide variety of activities, some having almost nothing to do with investing, many having only a passive association with real property are...

Hi - I currently rent two single family homes in Overland Park area. I am now interested in buying land and developing new 4-Plex units. Depending on the cost, I would like to start with 2 units and later build more a...