Any advice on buying out of state. I am a new investor but our family was thinking of buying our parents a house in Florida for retirement. the thing is we don't live there at all and its tricky since its out of state...

My wife and I are preparing to get into rental property ownership for the first time. We're considering buying an investment property (single family, duplex, or small apartment building) in greater Minnesota since the...

Hello BP users, I have been researching information for months now, listened to podcasts, bought many books. I am trying to get started with hopes of having a home under contract by the end of the year (Dec 31, 2012)....

This may be a long one so please bear with me I want to give a background to hopefully paint a better picture. I am at a standstill and really hope the BP community can provide some advice. I have two rental propertie...

Hey everyone,My first post on BP, I have been looking at dozens of neighborhoods in so many states to try and find a rental property. I feel like all I am doing is dragging the map on Zillow all over the place. I am n...

Good evening BP! My wife and I are looking to make our first leap into the real estate investing market. I am from Knoxville, TN and we plan on moving back once I retire from the military in 10 years. I went to school...

 I’ve been a real estate agent for nearly 10 years but I’m going to start investing. I’m surprised how much of a different perspective is needed for investments versus residential real estate sales. Anyways, I am pla...

Hi BP community! I've been doing some research on land lord friendly states where the cost of entry into an investment property is relatively low (I live in NYC so I'm comparing prices to my local market). I've landed...

Very soon I will be beginning the process of purchasing my first REI property.

Important back-story information:
I have a full time job as an engineer and currently work in Colorado. I will be purchasing...

My parents are on the verge of retirement (unfortunate timing) and I'm trying to think outside of the box for them with their current retirement strategy. Right now they own a 4BR/4BA home in central PA as their prima...