I work for a fortune 500 co. and can transfer virtually anywhere in the country. I am looking at starting my real estate portfolio this year, and since I have nothing holding me down to Houston (my current location...

A total real estate investing newbie here. I don't even know if the term "real estate investor" is a misnomer for me! I'm taking really small steps in going into this, but from what I have read, this is the path t...

anyone doing any hotels deals?

A couple years ago I had an intern who was working on his Real Estate degree at UWM. He told me about his paper about the role of fresh water as a driver for economical development and why he would choose to invest in...

I am looking to purchase a condo. Here are the numbers I came up with for this property. What do you think of these numbers? Looking to purchase my first income property already have single family. Is this a decent ca...

I think from reading MikeOH's blog that he seems to most of his own maint. I don't have that many houses but I do all my own work,several major remodels done and working on one now. I have read some posts that your a...

Hi all, I really like the forum, podcast and blog. I've been trying to learn as much as I can all over the web but this place seems to be the best and biggest. I'm looking to buy my first home as a rental property and...

Hi BP -You guys have helped me immensely over the years and I am finally at a point in my investing career where I can embark into apartment buildings. I'll be honest though, the idea of writing an LOI and all the jaz...

I am planning to buy a fixer upper and make it a B & B.  I'm torn about using a general contractor vs. doing the general contracting myself.CONs of Hiring a General Contractor:1. They are reputed to suck big time ...

Hi BP Community,I'm considering doing a high end redesign and addition to an 1800 sf SFH. I'd like to gut and redesign the existing first floor of the house and add a 1400 - 1500sf second floor for a total living ar...