I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA).  The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...

My husband and I want to purchase a 4plex as our first investment property (owner-occupy). I found a fourplex in my area, looked up the owner, and finally got his cell phone number. This guy is a multi billionaire, wh...

Hello BP,
   Just finished reading David Greene's Long Distance Real Estate investing book, which got me motivated.  I am based out of Connecticut and looking for out of state, buy and hold properties.  I have looked...

I want to bounce my situation off of any of you in the BP community that are willing to read it and give an opinion. I became interested in REI two years ago this month, when I found BP and read Rich Dad. Over the fir...

California is on fire and they don't have enough water to stop it. 
California is the richest state in the USA.
California has 3,427 miles of Coastline.
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Make it make sense.

It's not talking this time, though, if you've been paying attention, you know that I've been preaching this message for years...  Here's an email from this morning names and locations edited out):Hey Ben - Really enjo...

Question is pretty self-explanatory. I am currently studying for my bachelors at a mediocre school in Finance but I feel the industry isn't very lucrative (at least early on). I am trying to find a career that has the...