My name is William Alston.
People mostly call me Mr. Bill.
Why is too long for this post.

I'm in Sacramento, CA just watching the melt down... er ummm recession... I mean depression.... or riots maybe..

I am just...

Alright, I'm going to try this deal diary thing out.  I'm one of those people who likes to have everything wrapped up so I can post a success story but this should be a fun process to go through so I'll bring you alon...

Hi BP,I need your help. I recently bought a duplex (house hack) and I looking to touch up the upstairs kitchen before I post the unit for rent. While my ultimate goal is to replace the cabinets I am unable to do so ri...

Thoughts? Looks like he was doing some shady deals.https://therealdeal.com/miami/2020/09/30/lawsuit-seeking-class-action-status-accuses-grant-cardone-of-misleading-investors/amp/

Picked up a four-plex for my first hold. It's pretty rough, C neighborhood at best. Two lower units wrecked, one vacant one occupied. Two upper units are perfect with great tenants.

So, tenants in unit 1 are selling...

How do you evaluate what improvements are profitable for rental units?Assuming everything is repainted & clean, what is a good framework to understand the impact of:-new kitchen countertops -bathroom updates-lands...

My first (stressful) flip :)The house is a 1,875sqft 4br/2ba with a front yard, back yard, carport, porch and back patio with built-in firepit. Comp average days on market is between 36-43 for this area of town.My hou...

Hi all,Since I was featured on Podcast 238 about a year ago, I have talked to many BP Nation Members asking me if they should buy this deal or that deal.  Here is a simple way to determine if a deal a broker is sendin...

Years ago, I had a tenant who's toilet got plugged - but they continued to use it until it overflowed on a weekend and I was the only maintenance guy we had. It was the last toilet I ever worked on... and probably th...

I started my real estate journey 2 years ago and bought my first duplex fully rented. One unit ended up being a Section 8 tenant so I started Section 8 from my first day. This tenant has since had another child and mo...