Hello, I'm new here and new to REI in general.  I've been starting out by looking at MLS properties near me to get a feel for things in my area.  I've found a few properties which seem good to me on paper, but I would...

Hi all,    I am just starting out.  I bought a rental in NC and someone told me that the rent money has to go into a separate account that just is for rental income.... is this true?  

Hello!  My name is Jennifer Clancy and this is my newbie story.  My husband and I became accidental landlords in August 2013, we had the opportunity to live in Australia and we took it.  We did not want to pay a mortg...

So after reading BP for quite a while and studying up on the various ways I could start investing, I finally took the plunge with my Roth IRA. Here’s how I got my start and how it’s elevating me to the next level and...

My Journey as an Investor:  I started investing in buy and hold properties in May of 2014. Triggered by the loss of my 80 year old mother early that year,  a lady with very minimum formal education- she had managed to...

To me a "cash offer" doesn't necessarily mean all cash, it simply means that I'm waiving the typical financing contingency clause and also not making the seller pay any portion of points towards a mortgage.  It's a mo...

Hi all - I'm trying to get started with my first BRRRR project and I'm running into the issue of existing tenants.  When I hear most people talk about BRRRR, it seems like they're maybe talking about vacant properties...

Hello, I live in California and am new to investing. I have been doing research on buying, rehabbing and renting out properties for some time now, but it seems all of the golden rules (50% rule, 2% rule etc...) are eq...

So, for the past 3 years or so I've been mentioning to a FEW established investors that I'd like to have at LEAST 100 SFD & 2-4 unit rentals before I consider buying an apartment complex, commercial, etc.  The goa...

My wife and I are new to this and are saving for our first property our goal is to start looking for properties in November 25, we have a couple questions, would it be wise to invest out of state for our first time in...