My grandma lives with me (and my younger brother) in Gainesville, FL. I am a full-time college student and working sometimes 40+ hours a week. We are currently renting a 3/2 home for ~$1300/mo.  She fully owns a home ...

From your experience, where did you find your best and responsible tenants? Was it from referrals or word of mouth? Or craigslist or sites like zillow?If you use referrals, do you give incentives like cash or gift car...

I am by no means an expert or even a veteran in real estate, but I have been on BP for a while and can’t help noticing that more and more people are coming on the board with a question like “I have decided to get into...

I'm a newbie. I have started driving for dollars, and have a small list of properties I'm going to send hand written letters to. If I get a response and want to move forward with the purchase, I'd really like to work ...

Hi all,
I am looking into purchasing a home in my area that includes a mother in law suite. Because of this in-law it provides a great cash flowing property that you don't see much around. This is a flipped property ...

We are looking to build a portfolio but don't quite have the resources to pay cash and/or finance another property this close to our last deal.  Is seller financing a good idea to pick up a foreclosure in a location w...

When buying a list for absentee owners from list source, are the phone numbers included or will those have to be skipped traced?

I am interested in hearing thoughts on Baltimore City as a place to invest in real estate. I have been optimistic of late with how constructive the manifestations have been here relative to the other areas of the coun...

I've heard of people tying up properties with a payment of approximately $10. Can anyone here enlighten me on this? Thank-you in advance.

My SFH was rented with a no pets policy. If truth be told I would have considered a pet from a terrific prospective tenant if asked. This was not the case with current tenants.Tenant is on a 2 year lease with a reduct...