Thought I would share an anecdote of a situation I just went through that coincides with everyone's sentiment that REO properties listed on the MLS are super competitive right now.

A home covered in mold was listed a...

I am an experienced investor and have flipped many properties. I have a couple friends that wanted to get into the market therefore I decided to TRY and take them through one offer or two and split profits.

I...

Hey Everyone,

So I've been starting a few threads on here lately to try and learn a bit about "passive" investment opportunities, and wow its amazing how much you can learn from this website and its members.
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Can BP experts educate me on PPI policy ?How does this work ? Who does this protect ?How the premium is calculated ?I am trying to work with private lender and he needs me to buy PPI policy, before funding.Is this nor...

Hey friends! Forewarning, I suck at being brief...So my wife and I, and our daughter, went on vacation a few weeks ago to Port St. Joe, FL. We'd been down there a number of times, my wife has been going there since sh...

I am newbie. Based on my research here, flipping a house seems like a good place to start. I am not looking to hit a home run, just really want to "do a deal". I need to get that monkey off my back. My market, ...

Greetings! I'm looking for advice on how to evaluate the numbers on a mixed use investment property so I can make a strong, logical offer. So far I've only closed on traditional multi-family properties, and I've gotte...

I'm originally from Canada and still own a rental property there. I am looking to possibly buy more and curious to know what are the top Canadian markets to buy in right now for a cashflow buy and hold strategy and p...

I'm aware that people are buying homes now. I know an agent in SoCal who has sold 57 homes in 2008 and already has sold 10 in 2009. She tells me that these people are buying retirement homes. Most of them will rent, l...

I found Bigger Pockets a few months ago after deciding I wanted to take control of my future and realizing that I had still had the real estate bug.  I have had the bug for a long time but never really took any action...