Hi BP folks,
has anyone bought property out of state, without having a close friend, family member or a business partner (boots on the ground) sort to say, to inspect, drive by, take pictures of that location?

How ...

a question of morality.  i need to rehab my 4 unit but i've inherited 2 long term tenants (senior citizens).  there rents are way below market and i'm not sure how to ask them to leave.  one guy is in his 90's and the...

Hello, 
I am a rookie who has been studying and getting ready to pull the trigger.  Some background:My fiance & I live and work 9-5 in NYC.  Ideally, we could buy a duplex as our first property, FHA loan, and hou...

Let me start off by saying that I am no means making an excuse to not invest in real estate. I am actually looking to make my first purchase (house-hacking) within the year. Here is what triggers me though:My full-tim...

Are you serious?? I am a broker and I only work in Commercial and yet DAILY on these forums I am in AWE at the way some of you interact both on this site as well as out there in the big world!!! So, here is my rant.1)...

I'm in Canada. Cheapest places in the city I live in go for about 170k, and you couldn't get them for much lower than that (no distressed housing of any sort). Now, what you get for that 170k isn't much (an old tow...

(Hopefully) Soon many of us "newbies" will be making their first moves in the REI world. It's quite a daunting idea that seems to overwhelm a lot of first time buyers for various reason. One reason that I have recentl...

All,

I am in San Diego and currently in a refi with the home I live in that will include paying off one of my rental properties. It would probably appraise at $240k to $250k and I am currently renting it out at $150...

I currently live in California and will take years before saving enough money to invest in real estate. I’m considering investing in other states. Housing prices are much more investor friendly than California. But th...

Hi Everyone, I'm just getting started on my investing path, and I've decided to seriously consider looking at single family rental properties out of state.  I know there's some extra risk involved with this route, but...