Sooo I have three houses that are all former primary residences that are now rentals. None of the homes were bought with the intention to rent them out, so the sale price and mortgages weren't optimized to be rentals....

As real estate investors we fight the constant battle of getting approved for funding. Collecting paystubs and W2s seem pretty reasonable but then there are other requests that leave you scratching your head.My recent...

I want to put up my website in conjunction with sending out my first direct mail campaign.  I am deciding between Wix and Lead Propeller as they both seem very easy and robust.  Wix costs somewhat less, but I would pa...

We just closed on a bank-owned property w/city services and today I had an appt to get the water turned back on at the street. The city water guy told me there's a leak somewhere between the curb box and the house.

I...

Hubby and I purchased one duplex 6 yrs ago. After mortgage payments/insurance/taxes/expenses. We are at 0 profit at best, some years have been at a loss which helped cut our personal taxes.

Want to purchase 2nd pro...

Let's start by saying I am a newbie when it comes to not buying or selling. I am trying to get a feeling for what makes a good deal or a bad deal and the different strategies when buying a non preforming note. I'm loo...

Hello, my name is Nicholas,Ive been interested in real estate investing for a while now, I've been wanting to become a real estate agent since I was 15. I graduated High school a year early, so I can focus more on rea...

Hello everyone!I'm new to real estate investing and Bigger Pockets. I'm having a difficult time deciding where to buy my first property. My goal is to buy a duplex (where I would live in one unit) or a house with a ba...

Hi!I am very new to investing in real estate. I have a complicated question, at least it is to me. We have inherited a home in Philadelphia- Juanita Park.  It is an attached home with two small apartments. Each apartm...

I've been trying to get a bank short sale under contract.  It's got an ARV around $220, rehab costs around $40.  I put an offer in that was about 12% over asking (acceptable for this market), but still left room for p...