Hey guys!  First-time poster here, as I was directed to this site by reddit's /r/property management subforum for a recent posting I submitted. As the posting states, just won a bid through auction on a foreclosed pro...

About 2 years ago I drove by this horribly ugly blue house that I could barely see from the road. I had been reading BP posts about driving for dollars and finding the seller to buy it. After an hour of google searchi...

The NEW lease-option design...As I understand it, one of the requirements of the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, birthed from the Dodd-Frank legislation, is that ANY lender in an installment sale has to verify...

Hello!My name is Zachary Arendsee, and I’m a father of two and active duty Air Force Pilot in the Sacramento area. I discovered BiggerPockets through the podcast and @JScott’s great books, both of which I have enjoyed...

I've been evaluating my first potential deal for about a week now.  Owner-occ FHA 4plex.  Pretty good location, steady tenants, etc.  I run it through the BP rental calculator..it cash flows $28.  Not enough to retire...

Hello Everyone, My husband and I are considering joining Palak Shah's 3-month cohort portfolio program. Her program teaches you how to invest in Real Estate using her blueprint for value-add investing strategy also kn...

I am reading the book now and it is lots of fun. I have no experience in mobile homes whatsoever and really wonder:
- Are there still Lonnie deals out there?
- when he talks about buying single wides for $2,000-3,000 ...

Background: Just closed on my first househack duplex where I inherited tenants. The tenants are a married military couple who had just extended another year prior to me closing the property. I have already talked with...

I have an interested lessee to do a lease with option to buy agreement. We ran a background check with a tenant screening website on both the husband and wife. The both have credit scores between 520 and 550. Their in...

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