Hello fellow BPers!I'm a newbie investor who has been looking for my first buy and hold property for the past couple months. As I continue my search for the first rental, I am debating my overall strategy on how I sho...

I have a property that was landlocked and sewage lines crossed families property to the city. The issue the family has decided to cut my access to sewage access off and won’t even talk about turning it back on. I don...

PDAs weren't good enough for Mr. Jobs, he had to go create an iPhone (which many of us now can't live without). He was relentless about trying to give the user the best possible experience. I wonder how he would reinv...

I will be in Massachusetts from January 25th to February 5th. I am looking to network with some BP Meet Ups or REIA's that focus on networking and sharing of info and deals. I am trying to avoid the guru seminars a...

Hello all, My name is Frederic and I've been reading the forums for a few days now. I currently work in the investment industry as a mutual fund sales representative and am looking at investing in real estate within a...

Hey all, originally I had the rosy ambition of going in on an owner-occupied duplex in the Austin area, but quickly came to the realization all the duplex/multiplexes on the MLS here are either overpriced or need a su...

My parents own a piece of recreational property (no house, but a bathroom/shower and a cabana) on a lake. They own the property with a friend. 50/50 owners. Unfortunately don't have any more details on the agreement (...

What's up ya'll!  I'm Darryl from Orange County!  This forum appeared multiple times after searching on Google as a good point of reference and it seems to have more people engaged in this niche so I figured I might a...

I'm curious to how many members were raised in homes of entrepreneur/business owners and how many are self-taught. To me it seems difficult to transition from 9 to 5 thinking (my parents) to that of an entrepreneur. W...

Hello BP, First off I apologize for what may be a very in-depth/lengthy post. Sorry. :) I will try to be very direct.I purchased a SF house, in a nice town, that's 20 mins from a bigger city about a year ago using a V...