Hi BP,I have question regarding cashflow and if all investors REALLY require it from Day 1. Here's the background:I'm taking a course at UCLA taught by Jon Swire, the author of There's No Free Lunch in Real Estate, an...

In Portland Oregon, there’s a new law forcing landlords to pay relocation fees to their tenants if they can’t pay a rent increase. Yeah, that’s a tough pill to swallow if you haven’t received any rent over the past se...

Redfin just alerted me that a 1300 sq ft home listed at 185k closed having sold for $198k...not in Austin proper but in suburban Brushy Creek just off 45, fairly close to the new Apple campus.  The house is now listed...

Oregon is considering a bill with state wide rent control. As landlords, this is obvious an issue incredibly important to our industry.Rent control creates ghettos. Rent control drives up the cost of housing.  Rent co...

I have landed a job along Lake St. Clair and am considering moving to the area. My commute is pretty ridiculous right now. However, I know I don't want it to be permanent. I am torn between buying a place or just rent...

I’ve been spending a lot of time visiting and researching the Albuquerque market. I’m curious to hear others thoughts on the market.My take is that it went through a lost decade and still to this day hasn’t recovered...

I was speaking to another Real Estate Investor who lost money on several rental properties in the 2009 economic downturn. I was curious to learn from him how he lost properties (or was forced to sell for a loss) if th...

Hi - Thanks in advanced for reading this post and for any advice you can provide me.

I'm an Aussie looking to invest in the US real estate market. My fiancee is actually from the US (dallas) so I figured that it sho...

Hello BPers. I have a friend who is under contract to purchase his first duplex as a house hack. He came to me with some concerns about the state of the market right now, and thoughts that maybe he should just wait an...