I live in SoCal and am a new investor.  New as in I haven't invested in anything yet, but I am actively looking.  As we all know living in SoCal presents some limited options for investing locally so, much like others...

I was wondering how you guys feel about short sales. Do you guys think its worth the time to wait for a short sale or do you guys go straight for REOs because they can close quickly and you know what price you're gett...

I bought a house that has an unpermitted accessory dwelling unit in Loma Linda CA. The unit us very well done and I'm wondering if it's possible to get It permitted or if it's even worth the trouble. I know ADUs are a...

While I appreciate BP is a U.S based platform, I am always curious how many investors in Canada is lurking on this board, and lots of opportunities were missed. While our group focus mainly in Alberta, we would love t...

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My husband and I have been trying to buy in SF and its pretty intense out there! Beginning to wonder if we are smart to stick with our rent controlled apartment (3 bed $3750) and use our cash to buy rental ...

I have been considering purchasing a 4 unit Multi-Family home as an owner occupied/rental investment. The numbers seem to workout very well at this point. Current asking price is $200,000 and the gross monthly cash fl...

Hi, BPers,    Happy New Year! I have been away from the forum for some time, busy with making my first pot of gold.   Now I would like to get some idea from you about investment opportunities for $700k cash. Where and...

So what does the decline in my car's value of 28% since 2006 have to do with the housing "crash?"

I'd like to know what is it about human psychology that allows many consumers to be excited about buying a new car on...

I just wanted to extol the virtues of facebook.  Even in my crummy little area I got about 10 people interested in the home in a few days.  Also, I was able to look at their facebook pages.  So a question to you well-...

Apparently surging violent crime, massive tax hikes and insolvent public pensions are bad for attracting new residents...who knew? On the other hand, 364 days of sunshine per year, minimal crime, brand new infrastru...