Hello BP family - my husband and I are looking for some advice on whether we should buy our own home in Southern California (specifically Orange County) or whether we keep paying rent and invest out of state to build ...

So I'm a fan of MF investing.. I've been looking at traditional financing with 25% down (it sucks I know but I've saved and don't know of better options currently) and I've even considered going FHA at 3% IF I could f...

The Bush administration developed an effort to confront the worst U.S. financial crisis in decades, describing a plan that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars to buy up bad mortgages and other toxic d...

So here is my $64,000 story:December 2013 my phone rang, it was a former co-worker who had fallen on hard times. He called me and asked, “are you still buying houses”? I told him yes I was, if the circumstances were r...

Hello all! I was just thinking before I go to a new small bank and inquire about financing and opening new accounts, how important are the clothes I wear? Let me tell you about my everyday work attire, I’m blue collar...

I see so many comments that tile showers are better than shower inserts.For ease of installation as well as cleaning and mold/mildew resistance, I like a shower insert better. While I'm taking a shower, I don't look a...

What’s up BP Community of Friends! As always thank you In advance for the feedback, you have no idea! Okay where should I start? So I need your upmost honest opinions about my current dilemma. I was recently approved ...

So, I guess this isn't going to be our first investment since we have a vacation rental property in Maui, but this will be our first buy/ hold / rent property. We've been looking locally here in the Denver metro a...

Yes, I've been mostly lurking these past few months as I try to deal with situations preventing me from focusing on REI without distraction.  In the meantime,  I need ideas to chew on until then.  So this question is ...