In the today's real estate markets, investors are finding an abundance of distressed inventory and in some cases for prices that are 10% of the "replacement" cost of the property.After quickly glancing at the rents on...

I have the dumbest of all questions... but believe it or not, it's not easy to find.I am buying my first investment property (and first property ever) this summer, and I have no idea who you contact first. It's so new...

Hello BP - 
Turned down the purchase of a home today with the following details: 
$220k purchase price $270k ARV  (built in 2008, just needed to be cleaned)
Needs ~$20k in light work (paint, faucets, yard cleaned) ...

Do retail home buyers care as much about home value as investors do? Investors buy to make a profit, so I can see why home values are very important to them. Retail home buyers are buying to live in the homes not to m...

Hi everyone I need some help and your opinion on this. Please educate me and leave any suggestion or comment for me. if you think any section or step is useless please tell me. and if you think I need more detail in a...

We just completed one of the more important guides for landlords and I thought it important that we make it visible here on the forums. These are both MUST-READS!

Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide
At over 5,000+ ...

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Was curious for the independent landlords (those acting as their own property manager) what's your preferred method for collecting rent and keeping costs down at the same time. I previously used an electronic ...

I have been inquiring about this new method of real estate investing. Is there anyone here on BP who's familiar with doing Mortgage Assignment Contracts? If so what are the pros and cons? I want to start doing this be...

So here’s the deal...
We are technically under contract on a property in Texas and a few days before we were to close we got the appraisal back and it came in 8k under the contract price. Now since it’s a fha loan we ...

I’ve just finished reading “The Color of Law” which is an eye opening look in to government sponsored segregation through housing policy. With section 8 being an actionable step in the right direction, why are some la...