Hi BP, I'm your typical washed-up semi-pro baseball player turned spy novelist published by Random House.

For example, my personal residence backs to a 2 lane semi-arterial road and the traffic generated from it showed up as an EO on my appraisal and my property value was reduced 10k because of it. 2nd example: My brother purchased a home last year in the same area I live in and his home is about 30 yards from a large row of power lines.

What are the best books for a semi experienced investor looking to scale up?

Start researching rents and prices for areas semi-close by like Sacramento, Fresno, etc.

After a good 7 or 8 years, I was able to find a part-time job and leave the semi-embarrassing life that many people could not relate to. by the time I was 18, I was a store manager at a popular national retailer managing over $4M in assets while being a full-time student.

There will also be ongoing administrative/servicing fees levied by the custodian/servicer on a monthly or {semi-}annual basis.On top of all of the above, you need to evaluate the opportunity cost of holding your mortgage within your registered plan.  

If you're willing to cast a wide net and go prospecting in semi-rural areas or inner city areas that might be economically challenged, you might find a small multifamily (under 30 units) that fits the criteria. 

I've been working the BRRrr strategy since December (or at least the first 3 steps of it...LOL...bought 3, remodeled & rented them out.  I have the 4th closing in a few weeks.  All good until now...I received a re...

IN Oregon anyone who holds them self out as a lender in any form needs to be licensed to do loans on 1 to 4 units.private lenders are people you know privately.. what your looking for Probably is a HMLhere are fewIron BridgeEast sideSilveradoCloonisnational to semi national that I know are licensed in OregonLendinghomeLima one

With my new employer, I may be getting laid off for 4-6 wks during the winter as it is a semi weather permitting union job.