Hello all my name is Joe.  I live in the Philadelphia area and am quickly becoming obsessed with real estate investing.  I do not own any properties yet other than my own and am just looking for advice/connections tha...

I'm excited to learn as much as possible. I've been interested in real estate for a long time and recently have gotten much more active in pursuing my dreams of being a real estate investor. Thank you in advance fo...

Here's the situation. I was contacted by a motivated seller who wanted to sell ASAP. Its owner occupied and she owes $95,000 on a $105,000 mortgage that she took out in 2013. The ARV of the property is $140,000 hard. ...

Thinking about submitting a lowball offer on a property, though I haven't spoken to anyone about financing.At what point in this process should I be talking to a bank (I think a normal bank loan/mortgage would be my b...

Hello,I'm doing some general research on this industry to find out who the key people to developing or buying/selling multi-family home are.So far, I see:- Investors (if applicable)- Lenders (if applicable)- Developer...

Hey everyone, I am under contract and nearing my closing date when I get a call from my banker saying that I do not qualify for the loan program we are applying for.  We had made it to underwriting after which they no...

Hi Everyone, My name is Bruce Bailey and I recently graduated from college and got a job in Traverse City Michigan. I've been studying real estate for the past year and am particularly interested in house hacking or p...

Hello everybody! New member / long time lurker. I am 20 years old in the process of transferring to Sac State from Sierra community college. In 2 years I hope to be graduating with my BA in Accounting. After a few mon...

For us new guys, what would have the better ROI: Listening to the BP Podcast episodes or listening to the BP (and other RE) audio books?

I have been involved passively in real estate business since I started my house search in 2004. Spent nearly 6 years looking for it and finally settled in 2010.  Helped friends and families buy houses but never did an...