Hi Everyone,I am young professional wanted to get into real estate investing. I want to do this for passive income. I believe more in the buy and hold strategy for rental income but find that LA housing market is pret...

This property was brought to me from out of town for a flip potential. I am brand new to the game and was hoping to get some advice/input from the BP community. My first question is, based on the couple of photos belo...

Assuming that I engage a general contractor (who was recommended on BP) to do a rehab work on a property (nothing heavy, probably a 10K to 15K rehab work (external and internal painting, flooring, kitchen etc.), be...

thanks in advance for the replies to everyone at BP. So recently I've brought 2 duplexes in Dayton OH as a newbie investor (22yrs old, w/ decent salary).It's funny because when I see forums specifically talking about ...

      Around the world, soccer is known as the beautiful game. In the 2014 NBA finals, the San Antonio Spurs, in vanquishing the Miami Heat, executed what I thought was some of the most beautiful offensive, team baske...

Linky link. For those unaware, we had a tragedy in Oakland this past weekend. Fire. About two dozen people lived in the building. Dozens are dead, in what reads like something out of the developing world: very large p...

I rented to a guy in Feb.  All of his references checked, had a good local job, was divorced but getting remarried, plus he was a nice guy.  I have three things I emphasize...Rent is due on the first, no pets, no smok...

Anybody using this free analysis software? http://www.realestateanalysisfree.com/It seems like it might be comparable to the one offered in the pro version here.Is there anything else out there that's good to use?

I'm looking into a 1925 duplex in an "over-and-under" configuration.There are two units, each about 700 square feet, and the downstairs one is partially below ground (there are windows high up on the foundation).  The...

Someone recently brought up how we see so many successes and how great that is, but we also need to see failures to learn from and temper expectations, so I thought I would confess my most recent mistake. I hope other...