My wife and I are ready to purchase our first multi-family, first investment property.  I was driving by a triplex in a low income neighborhood for 95k and grosses $1400/month.  After I scoped out the property, I came...

Hey Guys I was on another forum and Tim Gordon posted something that really struck me. He said " At this stage of the market, those who can't succeed teach." This is something that I wholeheartedly agree with and some...

I am looking at purchasing a HomeVestors franchise. Any thoughts, good, bad or indifferent?

A recent BP blog article by Scott Trench had the phrase “. . . guys like us here on BiggerPockets . . . “ I commented about the gendered language, because if people don’t realize they’re doing it, it can never change....

This is a three part question....Am I wasting my agent's time?  Should I ask to enter a buyers agreement?  Should I just approach the listing agent on my own?  I have zero investing experience.Background...After speak...

I've been reading on the 50% rule for calculating viability on a potential rental income property:
Gross monthly rent
-(minus)50% for operating expenses
______________________________(equals)
NOI(Net Operating Inco...

Interesting read about Denver company Trelora, trying to take down the commission structure in Real Estate. Seems like agents are up in arms over this. Article below.

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_244...

I know an owner (very old school) who is ready to retire and liquidate his portfolio.  He has a few buildings in DC valued at over $1M .  He has already started to sell off some of his properties.  He does not employ ...

Hello BP,I have an interesting problem. I currently own 2 duplexes in my home town. 1 has tenants and the other I am house hacking. I am ready for my next deal and have hit a wall with conventional financing. The bank...

Looking for a safe easy way to have tenants pay rent online with low to no fees. Thank you for your time!