I’m thinking about house hacking for the first time with an FHA loan 3.5% down.There’s a duplex that someone is selling me off market at $220k in a very good area in Tampa, FL (West Tampa is the area). 2/1 each unit a...

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...

Hey there BP! Hope all has been well! I believe I'd like to start practicing on analyzing deals just so I can really get used to that part of things. How do you guys suggest I go about that? Do I just pick a listing s...

Ok. I'm new here and have never bought/owned an investment property. We live in Georgia. We will retire in about 5 years. We'd like to retire to west/central florida in a community like Dunedin. The price of housing a...

Greetings-- I know a bank REO will list the asking price sometime this week. My first question is can I consider this REO to be a "short sale"

I know the first mortgage: 198,000
2003 purchase price: 150,8...

Whats up everyone? I'm a new real estate investor in Pensacola, FL. I'm currently still active duty military, and my goal is to get my real estate business firmly established in the next four year so that when I get o...

I am curiuos to have insight from people who were in the business post Savings and Loan Crisis...specifically from a more experienced perspective..What do u guys think will be the effect of the Bailout ...vis a vis R...

Hi Everyone, I am brand new to this site, but am really excited to have found this!! From what I have read so far, I've already learned a ton! I have been watching the Rochester market for almost a year now and am mov...

Hi all- we have recently completely a flip in Dorchester Center. Two units of a three unit building, fully renovated with parking which are listed under 400k each, 3 bed, 1 bath. In three weeks on the market We have r...

I have come across and REO where the previous owner still resides in the property. I guess the bank never evicted them. Either way the bank is trying to sell it with the people in there. I was told I would not be able...