I'm an experiences investor who has built a portfolio based on buying houses with cash. I have one house that has a mortgage, and that home has the most equity in it in my portfolio. I don't want to fully refinance th...

I have a rental property that is completely paid off and owned free and clear. I am attempting to finance another property and am wondering if I can utilize the equity in my current rental without having to do a cash ...

BP members,  Im a military member moving to Edwards AFB in 5 months and am on the hunt for a fixer upper in the Lancaster/Rosamond/California City/Tehachapi area. This blog is a two parter question:1. What would be yo...

A tenant paid the late fee even thought I didn't send a three day notice. Can that come back to bite me? They are frequently late and sometimes tell me they are going to be late and I waved the fee but I charged the f...

🔑 🏡 If you’re looking to move or invest in CA or to a new city in CA, here are the ☀️ 🌴 10 safest cities in California for 2021:(6 of them are in Orange County)1. Danville2. Rancho Santa Margarita 3. Moorpark4. Rancho...

Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...

A lot of California investors have talked trash on BP about how much they make on appreciation. I just wanted to post some data to back up that trash talk! lolSince 1980, you've made 350-800% in cumulative asset appre...

What are the best areas in Southern California that are good investment properties for BRRRR deals?  In my research I've seen that Anaheim, Whittier, Riverside, Kern County, Yucca Valley, Palm Springs and San Bernardi...

Cali BPers,Wondering if anyone has had experience either building a new SFR or flipping a SFR in Culver City, CA? Since Culver is it's own city, it does not go by the same zoning laws as Los Angeles. We have a lead th...

Hi all, I currently own a 1-bedroom condo in Redwood City, CA that I bought back in 2019 for around $770K.  I know what a lot of people are going to say -- that I should have bought a SFH instead somewhere else.  I on...