Every investor I meet, I like to ask them about their thoughts on where the real estate market is headed, specifically in California. People seem to give me answers from both ends of the spectrum. Recently, I spoke wi...

It’s time to schedule (another) meet up in the East Bay! I recently had the pleasure of meeting quite a few fellow BP investors in San Francisco, and had a great time enjoying some drinks and learning from everyo...

Hi everyone!! For those that don't  know who I am, I am Karen Margrave. I've been a moderator on BP for several years, having become obsessed with the site in 2010 or so. I was living in Orange County CA and we were b...

Thank Donald Trump for me.

Since I've been on disability these past couple of years, I have been able to review my last deal, which I did as a result of something I read on Mr. Trumps website a co...

Hey everyone, Brandon suggested I post a little about my first rehab that I just started working on. So here goes! Please comment with any design/rehab ideas or on the bolded questions in the picture captions belo...

If you have 50k to buy rental property with, where and what would you purchase?

Hi, A very close friend of mine has just sold his business and will net $3,000,000He is very eager to put his new found wealth into real estate.  Having read books and listened to podcasts he feels multi-family is whe...

Hi! I was wondering how people go about buying out of state without knowing too much about the area? I am currently in AZ and want to buy in Texas, I know very minimal about the state, I know I would like to buy aroun...

Hi BP,I wanted to get your opinion on something that's been bugging me for a while now. First off, I'm 18 (turning 19 in a month) and I'm in my first year at McMaster in Hamilton in the engineering program. At the beg...

Hello BP! I am one step closer to officially being an investor. I have been presented with a promissory note secured by real estate by a borrower, but I am very nervous about how to proceed with the drafted note provi...