Hi BP Folks,I've been a podcast listener for some time, and have been working up the nerve to jump into investing. I live in NYC, which means that local deals (or even a primary residence) are difficult to come by.  I...

When it comes to obtaining "financial freedom" is investing in real estate just the least worst choice?I tripped over this article the other night, which sums up a lot of what I've been thinking about REI lately: Inve...

My business partner and I have been trying all week to purchase our first investment property since 2005, and we have run into a strange problem: Wholesalers want to assign their contracts to us, but they don't want s...

I'm closing on a property in North Carolina - and the attorney office that is conducting the closing has had some significant communication issues, and has done some odd things (sending wiring instructions to my lende...

Hi,
I bought a condo to rent out in Mississauga. Few questions
1. Should I try to rent it out myself or get a realtor?
If I do it myself 
1. what documents would I need to provide the tenant?
2.  What type of doc...

First time poster. Have never owned a home, and I love my apartment in Chicago (which I rent). I’m saving for my first investment property and I’m thinking to either look for a house-hack in Chicago (which would be ex...

Hi everyone in the community,Quick question on what you might call morals etc when dealing with a property seller.When on the telephone upon first contact would it be ok to say a "written offer" to them within a certa...

Young (20ish) couple presented as working 'wife' making 3x the 2-bedroom rent monthly, and non-working ucla grad student 'husband', recently relocated from midwest, and with no children. Employment checked out so I ac...

I am a local landlord in SF, and have the problem that sometimes I find my tenants are subletting their unit through airbnb and VRBO.

I'm wondering what people's current solutions are? It's a huge pain to che...

Hi all, I'm new to the site and this is my first post!I live in San Jose and have found through BP that there isn't much potential for investing in Silicon Valley, but I'm in the education phase of REI, and am conside...