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Results (172)
Rich Weese Why do we invest?
23 May 2013 | 54 replies

In most instances, I would assume it is for two reasons. To generate passive income which will help eliminate the need to work and to help with our retirement.

Normally about this time of year, various magazines come...

Laura Guy For those that "haven't been affected by eviction moratorium"
16 September 2021 | 77 replies

For those of you who say the eviction moratorium doesn’t/hasn’t affected you. I’m here to tell you it does. If you own rental property, but “haven’t had any issues”, 12% of mom and pop housing providers- your colleagu...

Ron Brady Black couple’s home appraises for $500K more when white pal poses as owner
23 March 2023 | 83 replies

https://nypost.com/2023/03/08/...
Black family sued appraiser in Marin, CA matter. From the article, "The case has now been settled out of court, with appraiser agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the coup...

Axel Meierhoefer I love my Turnkey Investments. BP is skeptical. Am I just lucky?
4 March 2021 | 127 replies

I have a strategy I call out of state turnkey residential investing or "OOS TK SFR". We have all our properties in this model and have great experiences for several year now. When I speak to people here on BP, a lot o...

Lam N. Weird question, is this a bad idea?
21 June 2021 | 85 replies

I currently drive a beat-up old minivan with 240K miles on it.  Yeah, I sacrificed myself to jump-start my rental business.  I plan on buying the Tesla Cybertruck as my main vehicle.  Recently, a thought came to me.  ...

JR T. Insurance - Don't have any & not worried. Convince me I'm crazy.
16 February 2016 | 102 replies

I have 15 rental units and a primary residence in Frederick & Washington Counties, Maryland. Because they were acquired outright and my cash position has been continually strong since the time of the acquisitions ...

Jason Malabute MY THOUGHTS ON SILICON VALLEY BANK COLLAPSE
22 March 2023 | 305 replies

The following are my thoughts on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and any thoughts of upcoming bailouts. As an advocate for responsible financial practices, I believe that the government should not bail out banks t...

Kyle J. What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus?
27 February 2021 | 126 replies

Just watched this fascinating and well-done story by CNBC on "What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus?"
Now, I live and invest in California, so I'm definitely not a California hater.  However, I'm also no California...

Amit M. Why appreciation matters in the SF/Bay Area
13 May 2016 | 168 replies

check out this interpretation of the case-shiller index over the last 30 years. Basically several huge, long run ups, and a few short, minor corrections. Tricky and challenging to get in, but this is how you make the ...

Jerusha Holder Did I choose the wrong profession?
25 August 2015 | 82 replies

I will be taking my pre-license classes in two weeks so that I can get my real estate license. In the meantime I have been researching the real estate industry in general. Lately, I keep running into articles saying ...