Hello to all my BP peeps,Thinking about investing in Palm Springs/Desert Hot Springs, CA? Wondering if anyone in the community if familiar with this market? Looking to purchase a multi family unit?  What areas are goo...

Hey guys,I'm fairly new to REI (one property rented to family, looking for another) and I want to get the hang of the analysis. I come from the financial field (used to trade stocks) so enjoy number crunching.I went b...

I was fortunate enough to purchase a multifamily using a FHA loan. It was a short sale in 2015. Purchase Price: $600kMortgage balance: $540k @ 3%Net income: $1600/monthThanks to nice growth in this neighborhood, which...

As a developer/builder there's always ideas swirling in my head about "fantasy projects" I'd like to do someday. One that is just outside our grasp right now, and I'm sure all of you have some too.

If you c...

Life is too short to not have a little fun!

Me (don't worry I'll keep it short and sweet!):

Glassblowing (well, actually flameworking), here I use a propane / oxygen / compressed air mix and a German torch to heat u...

Hi BP People! I’m Robert, but my friends call me something I can’t repeat. For many months I've been reading and gathering information about different topics on BP, but this is my very first post.

I curren...

Here's one of my pet peeves......watching a House Hunters show right now and this couple doesn't like a perfectly beautiful house because of the paint colors in one of the bedrooms.......really?

Hi BP.  I live in Los Angeles where my wife and I have been having trouble buying a home for our residence.  We took a cash out refi on a rental property that she owns in Murfreesboro TN, which we were going to use fo...

Ok so I am stumped. I have a tenant complaining of a periodic beep in a 5 unit building. I can hear it, other tenants hear it occasionally but she hears it night and day every 15 to 45 minutes for like 1 second. ...