Today, Monday, October 22, 2012, we celebrate our 8th birthday! It is hard to believe that is has been so long.

I've written many posts in the past months about many of our milestones, so I feel like there's no ne...

Hello BP! My name is Rajiv Patel and while I’ve been on BP for a few months doing my HW, this is my first stab at posting on BP. Jumping into real estate as a new investor, my immediate goal is to focus on cash flow w...

Hello,I would like to know once i hire a PM how much should i pay him to manage my prehabs i will be doing.  His responsibilities will be to manage the prehab and to set milestones for contractors, pulling permits, an...

I really aspire to do REI full time and I have been working very hard toward that goal. What things did those of you who are doing this exclusively do? I assume most of you were working at a full time job “for the m...

Has anyone used owner financing to build STR portfolio?I m wondering if the return s for the STR revenue make up for the higher cost of an owner financed property.If the numbers works, is it a smart idea?The monthly p...

Good morning fellow Investors!So I needed some input into a situation right now from some experienced Investors. I purchased my first real estate deal that I will be flipping in 3-6 months with a contractor doing all ...

Ten years ago, the New England Patriots won the Superbowl (hey, that sounds familiar...), MySpace was considered one of the fastest growing sites on the internet, Mariah Carey was in her music-making prime... and the ...

So we're house hacking a 2-flat in Chicago right now and I keep seeing buildings in the neighborhood popping up cheap enough that I could be sure to cash flow, but getting that 20% - 20% for the second down payment is...

Wanted to share a lesson learned from the last deal I closed on, a 200 unit, in Dallas. That puts my company at over $100,000,000 assets under management (1,438 units).Before I do, if you want to check out the lessons...

Hi BP, I recently went through a fairly large renovation project on a duplex meant to be a buy and hold property.   The rehab occurred as a long distance property in Michigan where I live in Hawaii.  My property manag...