Hello friends. My wife and I live in Oregon and we want to buy our first rental, but the interest rates and the housing prices in Portland are very high. A 3-bedroom house starts at $450k. But I'm getting the feeling ...

Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pain...

Good evening BP. My wife and I are very carefully and cautiously considering purchasing a rental unit. We've been very diligent about saving up for retirement and now that we have a good amount of cash on hand, I'm ex...

Hello everyone! My name is Lisa and I am completely new to BP and completely new to REI so my sincere apologies if this is in the wrong place or if I am repeating what others have already spoken about. I took a 7 day ...

Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pa...

Economic Update
(Monday, November 23, 2020)

When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...

Hey everyone, first post on BP but been lurking for a bit. I know many people on here have started their REI journey with single family and other small investments. Some "gurus" out there say to skip the small stuff a...

If YOUR party loses-How will YOU react?

This is NOT meant to start conflict! The below is my personal experience only and I DO NOT expect others to agree! I would like to hear others views and...

Hello there,I am looking for area suggestions for 2021 second half.I would be into areas where the crime is not high, population has stable and mid-class income. B class neighbors and tenant pool is what I am after.Be...

Four years ago today I was wandering through life thinking I had made it. I was working a corporate 9-5 job, good pay and would use my 10 days of PTO for the amazing 1 week getaways. Jan 1st 2017 happened to be the la...