I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...

I have recently bought one single family residence from a turnkey provider in Indianapolis and am looking to buy another one possibly in Memphis or elsewhere before the end of this year. I was hoping to hear from inve...

Hello, we had hired a contractor back in September to gut and renovate our 3 bathrooms and kitchen, as well as apply 600 sq ft of flooring. The contract stated timeline is an estimated 8-10 weeks. As of January, we ba...

I would guess at least a few of you have had to convince your spouse or significant other that you weren't crazy, you weren't going to bankrupt the family, and that this whole real estate investing thing was a good id...

Hi BP community, I looking to break into the Fix n Flip REI strategy and I have a few questions. 1)  What is the first thing I should do? Is it finding local properties in disrepair, finding hard money lenders, or get...

I have a tenant with a yearly lease expiring in November 2014.  She has been severely late in rent payments for the last seven months.  Gave her a 5-day notice every month.  She pays partially and late but pays till e...

Hello investing friends! My very first "flip" went live on MLS today. What a great learning experience and it was definitely very different than what I've seen on HGTV. :) Nonetheless I LOVED the process.Before/after ...