On several other re forums this has been a topic of great debate. There's several "gurus" who claim investing in rentals in dumb. Feedback on this please. Why or why not invest in rentals. Aren't they a great replacem...

Hello BP community,I apologize if my post goes on and on. My name is Ashley. My hopes in joining BP is to get a network going of real estate investors who can help  me as I begin my path in real estate investing (on t...

Hello currently I am just starting my sophomore year at the University of Michigan. I am 19 years old and majoring in chemistry, but I am really looking to get into real estate investing and I'm not sure where or how ...

My name is Jeff Graves, I've been in the real estate industry full time since 1985 in various positions, such as:  Property management, Title Insurance Account Manager, Realtor Trainer, Investor, Real Estate Agent.  C...

I wanted to post about occupancy, I know there is a wide variety of occupancy levels and ADR information out there but wanted to share mine and hear what others are doing.Seems there are several schools of thought - d...

Would love to get some feedback / brain storming on the best way to break into the RE INVESTMENT game. About Me:I work in CRE Brokerage in Los Angeles, and representing tenants in the office leasing market is my focus...

Any insights on economic development, population movement and jobs diversity for Mobile, AL will be much appreciated.
I have already used city-data for these markets, but the information is dated. Looking for current...

Hi my name is Jennifer. I've been a homeowner for 5 years and was an accidental landlord for two of those 5 when I decided to move back home and pay off my student loans.

Now that I'm debt free (excluding my mortgag...

I am a newbie and trying to find a market to invest has been very difficult. I believe there may be some general rules such as growing population, job growth, population more than 100,000, crime rates. But, I see othe...

 Targeting 3-9 deals within a $100K-$500K price range over the next 18-24 months.  Any great advice for a newbie (especially on topics directly applicable to the Houston market) would be much appreciated!  :)