I've saved a decent chunk of change (enough for a 10% down payment on a $300,000 house with a few thousand left over). I've been looking for about a year and after almost purchasing 3 of the first 6 houses that...

Has anyone used a residential conventional mortgage to purchase an owner occupied multi-family property without having prior experience as a land lord? I'm going to purchase a multi family property in Q1 2016.  Keep i...

For 2014 I have already acquired one property a duplex that I live in. I told myself that I would get one more before the end of the year. I have been making offers that last few weeks on SFHs in my neighborhood. So t...

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I'm in the market for my first home purchase. I'm an active duty service member that currently lives in works in MD and I will be utilizing the VA loan. I've looked around in MD and f...

Hey Guys,I'm a new member from San Jose, CA looking to get into real estate. I've listened to a few episodes of the BP podcasts and am currently reading "Real Estate Investing for Dummies". So I'm definitely a newb. I...

Let's say you buy a single family as an owner-occupant, with the goal of having a couple renters to defray the monthly bills. But let's say the town does not easily allow conversion from singles to multis anymore. Can...

Hi guys I'm new to this site, and I have a question. I live in Ohio, but recently have been looking at properties in California. I've never rented out homes before what steps would I need to take to rent the prop...

Hello everyone! My name is Yvette and I just wanted to post a quick note to introduce myself here. I was born and raised in Hong Kong but have lived in New Jersey for over 15 years now. It has only been a couple of we...

So I'm a first time wannabe investor...I have been saving my entire life to start investing in a home and yet I can't do it because I have way too many choices!

I can either...
- Buy a condo (vegas, LA, OC, or out of...

My cousin contacted me about forming a partnership.  Collectively, we have about 25k to play with for a down payment. We have ambitious ten year goals, and the ownership of single houses as rentals has caught my eye, ...