My goal is to get a conventional loan to buy and hold a single family rental to generate a positive cash flow. I am looking for a rule-of-thumb or general advice, not specific to my situation because there are so many...

A couple of things to get out of the way before you read the rest of my layout. Yes: I can save 70% of my gross income. I’m a minimalist and I require very very little to survive. No: I’m not planning on having a fami...

I'm a 52 year old new investor (I guess better late than never). I am leaning towards investing in out-of-state rental properties (either SFH or small multi-family to start) to create some passive income that I can co...

Just some feedback on the PB Podcast.Things are really weird right now.  Costs of rehabs and new construction are jumping.  Risks of inflation are high.  CAP rate sucks.  There is a backlog of Covid evictions in some ...

Ya'll. I need a pep talk. I started investing this past fall and my start has been ROUGH. I'm discouraged, and I don't need tough love - I'm hard enough on myself as it is. I really don't even need advice. I just need...

It’s crazy to me how many potential tenants have aggressive breed dogs. I would estimate that a good 25% of the people that contact me any given month about a property have a Pitbull or multiple. They are shocked wh...

I was just about to hit send on a group email announcing an open house when I remembered my wife commenting that people now sleep with their smartphones on the bedstand and an late email alert is like a late night cal...

I own three condos in an 18 unit building that I rent out. Mostly investors owned units in building. A few owner occupied.

New investor just bought nine of them and his agent already called to see if I would sell. I ...

Hello BP Community,I am currently 20 years old, still in college studying business management but have had an interest in real estate for several years now. I have been following BP for a while and been invested in Yo...

I was originally going to post this in the Glenn Beck mall thread. Decided it would not really fit, since this was developed from a tangent that developed in previous thread.

TC and others- I've decided that well th...