Hello, my name is Dustin. This may end up being a bit long. So, for those without the time to read it all, the TLDR: as an architect, I had a job I enjoyed, but recently laid off due to COVID economy. Been interest...

I listed a house and it sold in 10 hours for $15K above asking. The buyer is now backing out 5 days after $5K earnest money cleared. It's my understanding they have 7 days to back out for any reason and get earnest mo...

“The Journey is as important as the destination” Keep in mind that real estate is a process that typically does not produce immediate cause and effect outcomes like many things in life. You don’t start to be successf...

In Southern California, the rental properties that make most financial sense are often in some not-so-good neighborhoods.

I screen applicants by running a credit check, but I have never found anyone with a cl...

Hello BP!I will be starting my own AirBnB arbitrage with a landlord soon and I’m incredibly excited because the market where I am is amazing for it! I’m curious about the contract that you have with your landlord. Ive...

Something that I like to do is go to events, read books, listen to podcasts and then distill them into the most useful nuggets of information to pass on to all of you. Recently I went with some of the 7 Figure Flippin...

I felt some amount of fear/panic. I'm old enough to have been around for "black Monday" in the later 80's. Good thing I had no money in the Market then as I witnessed a number of people go bankrupt on margin calls. ...

Quick update: Bought a house in Port Angeles, WA in January of 2020 to BRRRR. Still working on it. Been waiting on plumbers and electricians for 9 months. Learning a lot about finding and managing contractors. Doing a...

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...