Stockton Deal Analyses – Estimating CostsA while ago I wrote a series of posts ranting about the current state of the residential income property market in Stockton, CA. In each post I highlighted a current listing an...

It was 1997 and my then wife and I learned she was pregnant.  We were both college educated, making good money (I was 25 and she was 23), but we hadn't saved any money.  1997 was the middle of the 1989-2201 real estat...

Hi BP fam!I'm Matt and I've been a member of the BP community for over a year, but never been involved in posting. I'm from Central New Jersey (732) and will finally be getting my feet wet into real estate. My goal is...

How to close a deal and how much money do i need to get a 3,5 mil $ deal to buy a bulk portfolio of 15 sfr on the same comunity?

Do you shop for convenience or do you shop for price, or quality?  Our workers typically buy everything from Lowe’s and I make a phone payment. I have a Sherman Williams account, but we do not typically buy paint ther...

I've read and listened to several stories of landlords just forgoing the traditional security deposit altogether. They claim the hassle and potential legal troubles are just not worth it to them. As a new landlord, th...

I need a little feedback. This is my formula for running numbers on a property (it's faster than running a million BP reports). We're using a HELOC for our downpayment (that's the G-column), and I'm calculating CapEx,...

Hey guys,I will be looking to relocate to Arizona. I will be working in the Casa Grande area and more than likely living out there too. How is the real estate market there for investors? I am looking to buy and hold b...

I have looked at several different real estate investment funds to possibly invest some money. I won't name names as I don't think it matters.  For simplicity let's say they both invest in 5 states that do have state ...

Hi everyone, I'm from California and fairly new to the Chicago market. But I saw some incredible deals there (comparing to the Bay Area), for example, a 4 plex getting $2400+/month would ask for only 55k. I do know it...