One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...

My girlfriend and I are trying to buy a 4 family home in Rhode Island. We want to live in a unit and rent the other three units (House hacking). My girlfriend seems to not understand why we need to house hack opposed ...

Hi investors,My first tenant moved out after 7 years and it is costing me $7-8k to fix!  What's your average move-out reno cost?  And how many years of cash flow is it wiping out?  This is my first move-out and I"m fi...

Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...

BP Family! Bring it in :-)I've been consistently analyzing deals in LA on a daily basis and had to keep writing "Damn" on the bottom of  my pages of paper after analyzing that the property will not cash flow. Well, I ...

Hi, my name is Michael and I'm new here. :)A little background.I am what I call an accidental investor. Basically, I bought a condo in San Mateo but I had to move out of the area for work during the housing crash. I c...

Dear BP Community, I am actively looking to purchase both units of a duplex, live in one unit and lease one unit (house hack). I found a property that I’m considering making an offer on, and I’m analyzing different ...

I got this screenshot from an email that I got today.For those of you that don't know, Lifestyles Unlimited is an investor "mentoring" group out of Texas that boast of worldwide membership.  The also have a daily hour...