Gentrification:  the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income fa...

While I was able to amass a good chunk of real estate over the last crisis and had some great successes from connections and learning on BP, I also had lots of challenges along the way! Not all peaches & cream &am...

I am considering the purchase of a condo or a single family home in Fort Myers, FL in order to provide temporary (1 year ??) housing for a family member whose home was very badly damaged in hurricane Ian.  After the f...

I'm trying to gauge the market value of a property that I have under contract. The difficulty is that the only comps in the same neighborhood over the past few years have been foreclosures & short sales. And the p...

Land taxation should replace all other forms of state taxation. For the reasons that I will describe below many economists, tax theorists, politicians, and philosophers have strongly advocated for land taxation to be...

Like everyone who spends time on the internet, I am very much tiring of the completely overused 'Millenial' term. Thus, I have translated it to 'Young People' the title of this post.Today's great housing affordability...

Hello BP,
My Name is Anthony Henry
I'm 52 years old, with over 15 years in the mortgage industry.
My experience covers retail as well as wholesale lending, my last 5-6 years I served as branch manager for nationwide w...

This is a real-life situation a client of mine is currently going through in Pacific Grove, CA.
He had a prior property management company, that was very out of touch, to say the least. Being unhappy with their perfo...

It’s true. Investing isn’t all about impacting our own lives. It is also about positively impacting the lives of others as well.
Let me start by saying I can be a bit cynical. It’s part of my sense of humor; not sure...

I am trying to work out if there is any Rental Assistance program that the Landlord can apply for that does not involve the tenant. EG Tenant did not pay for six months then disappeared leaving a $5k make ready.I have...