My wife and I are extremely grateful for @Jay Hinrichs deciding to partner with us on this. We know that it’s a huge opportunity for us and those of you following this project. The Duplex: I will be updating this thre...

Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties

Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but I think it is worth sharing.  I heard on the Rental Income Podcast w/ Dan Lane, bonus episode from this Saturday "The Ugly Truth About Mortgage Forbearance", the long term eff...

In most markets short term rental supply is high. And a big issue is that a good amount of the supply is from new 'investors' chasing what they thought was a get-rich-quick scheme. So the market not only has an unbala...

I day traded currency futures in a past life and always kept an online journal to keep me accountable, share what I was doing with the community and have a little bit of fun.  Even 10+ years later, I enjoy reading bac...

Picture it...Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of old houses with serious problems and the people who live in them. At the end of October, the bathroom sink upstairs springs a leak. The leak flows across the tile floor a...

I don’t want to sign a contract with one realtor because I’m not quite sure how the relationship will work. I don’t want to be roped into a situation where I need to see a property right away and they may not be avail...

Hi everyone,

I'm a new BP member living in southern California. I haven't quite found my niche yet, but I find myself being really drawn to the buy and hold type of investing.

It seems like buy and hold...

I know many members on BP use the 50% rule as a screening technique.. I was curious if anyone uses a range of estimates for expenses to estimate potential profit, rather than strictly 50% - either while they are ...

How can I estimate rental costs on a MLS listing from my computer? I am looking to begin my first flip in the next 2/3 months...is it okay to see fixer upper appear in my market and just make an offer of what I “think...