I'm interested in a 6 unit complex in my area.  The lender I am trying to get prequalified through is requesting 3 years of tax returns from the seller.  The seller provided the tax returns but the claimed cash flow h...

Hello,I am starting in real estate and the market around here is very lucrative for vacation rentals.I was thinking buying a large house (~3000sqft), split it in a way to leave a granny flat for me (~600sqft), and ren...

I am currently a brand new real estate agent. I want to become an investor, whether it be buy and hold, flip, wholesale or any other real estate venture. My question is, how do I maintain my license without working fo...

I have a 1 bedroom, 1 bath townhome that is only 540 square feet. It's an upstairs unit in a nice community in a good neighborhood. My tenant of the last 10 years just gave notice that she will be moving out to care f...

Hi all,I thought I would share on this experience. Step 1 - Educate myself - I have been an avid BPer educating myself for months. Podcast, reading and contributing to forums, questions, more books, upgrade to PRO, on...

Hello all,This is my first post on BP. I am getting ready to go hunting for my first wholesale deal here in eastern Pennsylvania. After doing much research, I've been hearing time and again that (besides having a real...

Hello all!I'm a programmer looking to get into real estate. The property I'm currently considering is a 4 unit that I would house hack (unless I can get away with not). I've run some numbers in the BP rental calculato...

Hello BP, I am new to investing and real estate in general, I am from the Wayne County Michigan area. I am working towards becoming a license real estate agent in Michigan, I should be license by the middle of Decembe...

I know this is a big topic of debate with people with different opinions on Section 8. I have done the research and decided that this is the way I want to go with the properties I'll be closing on soon. The only probl...

I purchased a duplex and inherited my tenants. I recently raised rents and the tenants were fine with the increase. One of them signed a one-year lease, but the other side does not want to commit to a year because she...