Hi all,
My name is Ben Harrietha. I am a brand new investor looking to get my start near the South Puget Sound area, Olympia, Washington. I've been interested in the world of real estate investing for several years w...

Hi BP, my immediate plans aside from purchasing a triplex to live in one unit with Rhode Island Housing were they have a program that finance 100% of loan, is to apply for a few Business credit cards (not linked to my...

I've got a question for you agents.  It's basically, what are reasonable expectations I can have of my agent?  Allow me an anecdote to specify.  I plan to move to a different city (1hr away) soon.  My approach is to p...

Hi there BP family, 
I heard on a recent podcast episode from the guest (David seemed to concur) not to mess around with ARM loans. Can anybody offer insight into that? Whose had any experience at all with them and w...

i am new to real estate investing, I actually have not even done a deal yet. This is something that I have been pondering for some time now.  I often see people do jobs and get paid "under the table". To be honest, I ...

We just put our latest rehab on the market a couple of days ago (and it's a beauty, I must say!). I've had a few people ask whether we are having an open house, w/the implied assumption being that you always host a...

Looking for some input on REIBlackbook as a webhost / CRM! I want a user friendly plug and play CRM that does all the nerderific stuff behind the scenes without me having to "code" it myself (Podio / Globiflow)My curr...

I recently found a Subject To deal that works for me. However, I'm in the middle of a cash-out refinance of an investment property I already own. My question is, if I was to proceed with the Subject To deal, will this...

I have a duplex in Columbus , OH.  One side is traditional rental and the other side I have furnished and have been renting as STR.  I advertise on Furnished Finder, Zillow etc.  Recently I have had 2 different people...

Hello BP,I've not had this issue with any of my rentals (knock on wood).  This property was a duplex I was thinking of purchasing.  The unit is about 1000 sq ft of carpet.  The carpet has to be replaced because it is ...