Hello, first time posting after months of podcasts and reading thru forums. Myself and another friend of mine are really looking into investing in a high COL area (Ashburn VA). Lots of appreciation potential, new deve...

Hi everyone!I am from Atlanta, Georgia, but currently live in Tokyo, Japan. I and my wife will be moving to the US toward the end of the year. We will be looking for somewhere to settle and invest in RE long term. ...

In 2012 new home sales were at the second lowest level ever… in history… since they’ve been keeping the numbers, for 40 years. So anybody who tells you that the economy is going gangbusters and is back on track is pas...

Hi BP! Excited to join this amazing community. Been listening to the podcasts for quite some time and quietly browsing the forums but this is my first post! I live in NYC and have 50-75k cash ready to put into REI mea...

I just finished reading The Debt Millionaire by George Antone. Decent book (although I would recommend The Value of Debt in Building Wealth by Thomas J. Anderson over this one - somewhat similar concepts). The autho...

Want to see how you feel like eviction moratorium expiring? do you think they will just extend it? going to be crazy back up and bottle neck? I know in NY it was hard enough evicting before covid ever hit the scene, c...

I am sure that there is a spectrum of risk that we could all chart ourselves on and therefore I am not looking for right or wrong answers to this but am curious: How much are you keeping in reserves for each of you...

Hi everyone! Big fan of BP but new to the forums. I am just starting in my career and in my fascination with househacking.I have a question regarding buying a duplex: Given my circumstances -- should I go in on a deal...

One week into 2025 and the US housing market is facing considerable new challenges. It goes without saying that the recent and ongoing disasters in California are some of the most devastating and destructive in recent...

This is a question that's been bubbling around recently.My thought is on this form, the majority would take the $1,000,000 to buy multiple homes or multi-family complexes in the hopes of doing better.  Meanwhile, many...