Hello everyone!! My name is Travis. I've been browsing these forums for a while as well as doing my own reading/research about real estate investing for quite a while. My wife and I have decided to do this as a side...

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I have found a duplex that I am prepared to make an offer on. It seems that the #s fit within the rule, but just wanted to make certain. If you guys could maybe take a look at these #s, and also suggest other...

Hi All,I'm almost done rehabbing my vacant triplex in Oakland and will need to start shopping for appliances soon.  Each unit will have all the major appliances including dishwasher and in-unit washer/dryer.  It's B+ ...

Okay, wow... Where do I even start. Originally BP started as a place to help me expand my knowledge and further my career in REI. Now, I am reaching out for help regarding my OWN home. In 2012 - I bought  my house for...

Hi BP! I was talking to a friend of mine about credit. He says that each person is worth a certain amount of credit based on their income. Here was his example: Say you make $70k per year. You are then worth $200 in c...

Got an email from Realty Shares today was wondering if anyone had any insight or thoughts.  I am copying the notification.An important message from RealtySharesTo our platform investors and operating partners:Five yea...

The full story is on Bloomberg.com here: Zillow wants to flip your house should you want to read all the details.For those with TLDR syndrome the gist of it is:Zillow has now joined the ranks of high tech real estate ...

So here is the situation everyone...My wife and I bought a condo back when the market was sky high at 439,000.  It went as low as 300,000.  It's now around 410,000 and we owe 415,000.  Our monthly mortgage is about 19...

Real life of a newbie investorI've been inspired by Account Closed post, "real life of a real estate investor". With that being said, I believe there's value in sharing my journey with other newbies. I will begin givi...

This is my 2015 L/O Assignment  attack  plan for 2015. I am totally new & I have no sellers set up yet but Our Master Educators  Brian Gibbons, John Jackson & Bill G have me confident enough  to approach selle...