I am using the BP rental calc to evaluate properties for potential rental performance. What numbers is everyone using for their expenses?I am using:Vacancy- 6%-8% this gives me one months rent at 8% or just enough to ...

I have read through a lot of forum post about the topic of wholesaling (the latest by @Brittany Witt) and it seems like the argument of wholesaling being legal/illegal could be squashed once and for all by getting you...

Every year I like to provide some predictions on what I think will occur in the upcoming year as it relates to seller financing, mortgage note investing and the like. So here are my predictions, feel free to offer up ...

Hi Folks, My wife and I have lived in NOLA (Uptown) for the last year and will be diving full time in to local real estate investmenting in January. I'm both new to real estate and New Orleans so we've got a lot to le...

Hello biggerpockets members, I am a newbie at this whole real estate investing thing and I keep getting that awful feeling like I am wasting my time on Zillow/realtor/Trulia etc. I feel like finding that "Amazing deal...

Hey , Bp I have a quick question. I've been reading and studying the real estate investment field for about two months now but I plan on acquiring knowledge for 2 years before my first purchase. The reason I've dec...

Hi,I've been looking at some alternate methods of marketing and was wondering if anyone had any success with email blasts? I notice that infousa charges .13/email and can get a pretty specific list but I am concerned ...

Hello BP friends, I've been reading and learning real estate investments on here and through books in the past a few months. As many have suggested, it would be one of primary investment tools to rent while living the...

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I am looking to make my first real estate investment this year. I began a career as a merchant mariner this past year and spend most of my time overseas. Whenever I am back home on land it is for a short period of tim...