Looking towards the future I decided about a year ago that real estate investing (REI) would be my chosen career path after I retire from the military. Through my learning process I have been educating my wife with ev...

Can I buy a home directly from an owner facing foreclosure in advance of the foreclosure auction?  For example, I see a home up for auction, and the amount owed is about $38,000.  Assuming this is the only debt (and I...

My wife and I are preparing to get into rental property ownership for the first time. We're considering buying an investment property (single family, duplex, or small apartment building) in greater Minnesota since the...

So I've been over-studying like I'm sure many newbies do, and I finally decided to just take action! On my way home I saw a for Sale by owner and just called him and extracted a massive amount of infortmation.I'm wond...

Hello everyone my name is Will and I would like to say that I really like this forum and thank you for helping people who are just starting out or are thinking about starting like me.

Well, not long ago I was in a di...

I am curious to know from the BP members at what level of leverage on your real estate investments do you feel that you can sleep at night peacefully?

One of the REI books I've read said that even if you have a morta...

Has anyone seen Property Wars on Discovery Channel? Investors are bidding on properties w/o seeing the inside. They make their decision based on comps in the area. Some get burned and some hit the jackpot. Do any inve...

Hi BP,I have purchased a vacant lot, got the plans approved for 31 unit residential building in NY. and ready to build.I need to get investor who can fund40%, I want to fund 10% and bank will do the rest. In return I ...

I have a potential partner that has sold an investment property and moved the proceeds into a QI for a 1031 exchange.  How would it be possible to purchase a multifamily property using the funds from this exchange?  I...

I've been speaking with family members regarding buy and hold strategies and Cleveland, OH has come up a few times (they are not from the area).  Can BPers who have invested in or have first hand knowledge (second han...