Was surprised to get notice of my 5,000th post this morning from BP!  Are you telling me that I've been arguing, advising, sharing and yacking to the tune of 5,000 times already? I haven't seen a milestone post thread...

Hi everyone,I am about to close on my first two properties in Philly next week (woohoo!) and cannot decide if I should hire a property management company, or self-manage the future renters.
I have a full-time job an...

I have a 2BR/2.5BA townhouse that I have had the same tenants in for a little over two years.  They've been late on the rent forever, and have slowly been slipping further and further behind.  I am just not seeing any...

My name is Brian and I currently reside in Palm Beach, Florida. I've been toying with the idea of investing in real estate for the past 5 years or so and I'm finally ready to take the plunge. I've been spending a...

Hi guys,I need some advice from the pros on if and how I should try to grow my parents real estate portfolio. My dad invested in some real estate 10-15 years ago. He has 6 investment properties and his primary home. H...

I just enrolled in my companie's 403B tax deferered retirement "match" program. I don't plan to wait that long to retire. I am serious about using real estate as a tool to escape the life of being a paid slave. I just...

Hi all,

Firstly, I would like to ask if anyone has a good real estate attorney reference in California?

Second, can someone help me understand costs around forming an LLC out of state while I live in California. I k...

My husband and I are looking to buy an apartment complex in the next year. We are working on our investing education as well as our criteria. Ideally we would like at least 15 units. We have 550k in cash and would be ...

Hey guys,
I’m about to be a freshman at the university of Miami majoring in real estate. I’ve saved up a bit of capital during high school and my plan is to keep building it while I’m in college and start investing ...

Hi All
I just wanted to post here on what I thought was the most important things a new person should do when starting out. Below you will find a list of what I think a new person should do first before diving head f...