I am a general contractor looking to build a spec home. I have looked at a lot of homes to fix and flip but there is just not the margin that I would need to make it work due to the current market in my area. After ta...

I've been looking at multi-families, and few ever get close to cash flowing with my specific circumstances, but there are some properties that could work... but only if the rents were increased. So I was wondering how...

Hello,I'm new to real estate. I have been interested in investing for quite some time now and am trying to take steps to make that a reality. The strategy I'm most interested in is short term rentals. I live in Washin...

Hello BP community,

I'm interested to learn what most investors do with the portion of rental income commonly set aside for cap ex, repair, and vacancy costs.

Does it go straight to the bank? Invested in CD's or a ...

I am an MLO in California. The Exemptions in California follow the Federal law. I am doing a survey. What are the laws in each of the other states with respect to exemptions and seller financing?Thanks in advance for ...

Starting out with REI and the BRRRR process seems great. For someone with minimal connections and little capital ($50k) it will be difficult to do a complete BRRRR project. Almost everything I've read or listened to i...

Hello BP people. I’m going under contract for a house for 40k. This is great, but I’m running into some issues. My original lender said I have to spend at least 100k for a renovation loan (mortgage+renovation costs). ...

I live in Washington State which is very tenant friendly.  I have read and used The Book on Managing Rental Properties as a reference and have always approached the Section 8 question from potential tenants with "inco...

Hey Folks, I'm sure the answer varies by market and experience, but I wanted to see what advice some of you may have when considering professional management and STR. Here is the situation: I am purchasing a 2BR/2BA c...

Hi, my name is Michael and I'm new here. :)A little background.I am what I call an accidental investor. Basically, I bought a condo in San Mateo but I had to move out of the area for work during the housing crash. I c...