As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...

Hello!  As some of you know, I’m brand new to BP and loving it!  In the short month that I’ve been listening, It’s completely opened my eyes to a new way of thinking about real estate and money, while forcing me to re...

Hey BP,I'm considering buying a property to first owner-occupy, and later rent out in the Bay Area. I'm looking to accomplish a few things:1) Take full advantage of Prop 13, by buying a fixer at a low price and lockin...

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My wife and I have been looking for our first investment multi-plex for the past 4 months in the DFW area now and we've made several offers too till now. However our agent seems reluctant when we come u...

I put a Condominium Triplex for sale to investors only. I did all the needed analysis for a fix and flip type investors. My price = After Repair value (based on detailed comps analysis)- Detailed & accurate Renova...

For those who have investments in self-storage or other real estate categories touted as "recession proof," how are your investments performing right now?One of the things that attracted my husband and I to invest in ...

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...

Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...

One of my 1 bed 1 bath that I just changed from an old 20 gallon water heater the previous owner installed to a new 30 gallon low boy.  Its in the closet so there isn't much room for more.Prior to the water heater cha...

Investing in real estate is a very popular thing! It is great for residual income and quick cash flow. I am part of a women's realtor group with top 10% agents.  Each week we discuss current issues that arise.  Last w...