Lots of people have asked me how to start doing a "Rental Arbitrage" in STR (short term rentals - Airbnb is most popular but VRBO is another way).Rental arbitrage is you as the investor rents a home and becomes the te...

I'm not sure if anyone of you high rollers have run into this problem, but getting a mortgage on a $60k rental property is brutal!  Investment properties usually require AT LEAST 20% down so that makes my loan $48k, a...

Hey everyone,I, like many newbies, have stalked these forums and articles for quite a while.  As I related on my profile, I'm a teacher and have lots of education (and student loan debt!!) but have never really consid...

Just received an accepted offer 10 minutes ago on an 8 unit property. They were refusing to allow an inspection so I ended up waving it after talking to an experienced real estate investor based on his suggestion. Fou...

Hello Everyone,I wanted to get some advice on investing out of state. I currently reside in California, and it is more costly for me to get started in my area. I am considering looking at properties in the Milwaukee m...

I've made it to financial freedom with real estate and still I can't find a women that's interesting.  I mean, yes I talk about real estate all day, but that should  be very interesting.  Where have I gone wrong?  I w...

Greetings BP,I have been running numbers and looking into renting a single rooms to college students vice entire homes to families. All the numbers I run lead to positive cash flow, but I’d love to hear from some inve...

Does anyone have experience with using a 1031 exchange to sell a property and then purchase a "like" property with the profit.  Is an attorney required to facilitate this trans action?   

Hi, I am a new investor and I am concerned what would be the best way for me to go about getting a deal lined up. I was thinking that I should work with a wholesaler in my area to find a deal because I am not experi...