Hey BP,My brother and I (27 and 31) both live separately in the Boston area, and have an idea to buy a rental property within the next few months. We plan to but a duplex and live in one unit, renting the other unit ...

Are there any apartment investors willing to talk about how they started in the apartment world, your first deal, any unexpected problems that may have arised and how you solved them, where you find your deals and esp...

I wanted to get the community's thoughts on my financing strategy. It is as follows:

-Getting a $25,000 home equity loan through credit union.
-$25,000 loan will be used for money down on hard money loan.
-Hard mon...

I'm planning to enroll in an online real estate licensing course to obtain my real estate license in California and am trying to decide upon two things -- first, the course provider. Do you have any recommendations? S...

One prospective tenant contacted me from the UK inquiring about my rental in NJ. How do I screen someone that is outside of the U.S.?

This is for my home that I'm renovating at the moment, not a rental. Just so we're clear.I want to put in a set of high ceiling lights, but going 12v led rather than full blown 110v downlighters. There will be about 6...

Good Afternoon,I am a teacher interested in entering real estate. I have a two year goal that I have set for myself to save a least $40,000. However, a colleague of mine recently advised me that she was told that mone...

Yesterday I was feeling as good as it gets after running the numbers on a SFH and proudly putting in an offer on a house at full asking price with conventional financing; pre-approval letter in hand and a nice letter ...

I have a family in my building that has been bad with paying rent and past due bills. I have filed for eviction on them in the past, and most recently for February. I also non-renewed their lease, which ends March 31....

Let's assume I've found a motivated seller.  This person responds to a letter: they call, we chat about their motivation for selling, I ask about the property details (address, equity percent, condition, etc.), and I ...