Hi everyone, I'm Trent Ford.Currently I work as a Civil Engineer in Houston, TX. Looking to begin a career in real estate investing as soon as I can. I'm primarily interested in acquiring buy and hold rental propertie...

Hey BP, really excited to be here and I'm so glad I found you!I'm an Active duty officer in the U.S. Navy, looking to expand my knowledge and contacts in the Real Estate investing world. Currently living in Virginia B...

When I am scoping out a property what are the biggest things I should look for?

I am looking at the "for rent" section in the paper at various aparments in the area, lots are giving "move in incentives" like free rent, discounts, etc.

So I am thinking of offering Free Nintendo Wii's with any 1...

Is It ok to get a mortgage on your first property (multi unit) to bring in passive income

Hey everyone,
Im fairly new to the real estate game, and I'm currently exploring tools to streamline my tenant screening process for a property I have listed for rent. Has anyone come across software that gets lead i...

When I analyze properties, I often get "Inf%" under Cash on Cash Return. What am I doing wrong? What does it mean?

I have been looking at purchasing farmland soon due to the commodities prices going down.  Does anyone have insight on this?  I haven't found much on previous discussion posts.  I am new to the real estate game and th...

What are the pros and cons of house hacking in a bad neighborhood. I think this is my best route to take to get in the REI game but everything I see is old and in a bad neighborhood! Please give me some tips!

Hey all! I'd like to know what you've found to be best practice when approaching off market deals. My first step is to arrange a drive around with my biz partner to look in neighborhoods for potential properties. But ...