How do people get 30 yrs fix loans on investment properties? the banks I have talked to only do ARM for investment loans.

Hey everyone, I've been on this site countless times and have come across great information so I have finally joined up. As I mention in my "about me" section I'm new to real estate but had done quite a bit of researc...

So I have a small closet that I am converting to a half bath, but one of the walls need to be pushed out about 2 feet to make it work. I also want to knock down the wall dividing the living room and kitchen, and then ...

Many of us enter the game of real estate investing with what I call a poverty mentality!

A poverty mentality is simply when one is focusing on what they do not have and in time this mentality can easily turn to greed...

If I were to partner with someone on a cash buy of a rental property, and they provided all the up front capital (purchase price and renovation), I did all the work (finding, managing, etc.), and they wanted to partic...

Hi,I wasn't able to find this topic in a previous thread, so I thought starting a new discussion might work. I was wondering what thoughts there are for defining a market. I am from a relatively rural area, so it seem...

Hi BP members,I'm a newbie in BP and also new to REI and looking for some advise from the pros here in BP.Long story short, I came across this property (3bed 2bath 2300sqft house with pool on a 7k sqft lot) for sale i...

Hello, I have seen several informative posts on who should pay utilities (landlord vs. tenant), however wanted to ask for advice specific to my case. Firstly I should say that I am the tenant in this case -- I joined ...

Hi All : )Haven't posted something for a long timeBack then I was a guy wanted to invest outside of his country, but a lot of things changed and I'm living in the states now : ) San Diego, CA (unfortunately LOL), so n...

I have a tenant in good standing who has a good job, pays on time, is responsive and responsible. He broke up with his partner (happens) and has a new partner who is moving in. He was very upfront about this and intro...