First time posting here.TLDR: I am a new RE investor and have questions regarding long term wealth generation through RE. My Background:I am 23-year-old recent college graduate looking to purchase my first home/invest...

I was recently looking into getting solar panels on my home and after doing some more research I am now on the fence. I dont have a very high monthly electricity bill. It’s about $100avg. 2400sqft home. One of the mai...

Dear BP Family,I am looking for Cities in CA, to invest in rental properties, all the calculations I learnt from BP and elsewhere is not making sense in almost all the properties I have been searching(mls, realtor sen...

I couldn't find a specific forum for the greater peninsula area. I feel that many of the local investors are investing mostly out of state or at a distance. With only 1 or 2 so far that I've met that invest here in th...

Hello BP!I'm James Davis from San Diego, California. Actually I live in Chula Vista, CA which is a neighboring city of San Diego.  I have no experience in real estate except owning my own house which I rented out for ...

I'm going to sell a condo down in Palm Desert California that I fully remodeled. I want to sell it with owner financing to facilitate a fast sale (lot of inventory in the desert and market time is VERY slow). Asking p...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...