Hi,I am looking into investment property such as 3 bedroom condo in Milpitas and San Jose downtown area. It appears that Milpitas has  better school but San Jose downtown has better appreciation up-side as BART will b...

Me and a friend (business partner hopefully), have found a house that is for sell in his neighborhood. It is the eyesore of the block and really need some cleaning up. The color of the house is horrid, but the sidin...

Hi BP community,
My name is Antonio, I am a real estate investor who is now living in Tennessee.
My background:
I am originally from New York, but spent most of my adult life in Tokyo Japan where I invested in real...

So here’s the story, I am currently a Firefighter/ Paramedic in Las Vegas Nv. I have been in EMS for 12 years, and am completely burnt out with the first responder career in general, ( mandatory 96 hour shifts, massiv...

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So I was on Yahoo, and it said that Michael Phelps eats 12,000 calories a day. Now granted, he is 6'4" which makes for a large guy, and I am pretty sure that swimming consumes alot of calories, but come on, 12,000 cal...

Hello everyone,I am getting an appraisal on my house to pull some money out on a heloc. The bank is not giving me a choice in the appraisal company and I have used the one they use in the past and I always get real lo...

Hey ladies and gents. I am still not 100% comfortable with coming up with offer prices on mid to large size apartment buildings. Here are the details...I am trying to get an apartment under contract in Madison Tn (10 ...

I’m a new investor deciding on markets to invest in. 
2% rule usually is great but the concern from guys like David Greene and others is that the better cash flow and the lower the entry price, the more “headaches” y...