Hi folks, I got on to this website because of problems that were not my own--my parents. I was lucky to sell their rental homes for what they bought them for and I KNOW how lucky I am for that.

Here is my my questio...

I'm looking at purchasing my first piece of real estate, a fourplex (which I will not live in). Would this be a good long term investment even though prices are high now and I'd have a negative cash flow for the fi...

Thank you in advance.  There are a lot of really smart and savvy people here.  I would like to ask you for advice.  So I have saved up a lot of cash in thinking that I will use it in 2021 with the upcoming foreclosure...

Hey BP! My current goal is to become a millionaire by 30! I’m currently 20, meaning I have ~10 perfectly good years. I’ll be graduating college next year debt free. I should make ~$60k/yr if I bust my ass. My main goa...

When comparing Real Estate to other investments, what numbers do you use? For example, do you use any particular numbers for stock market returns? Do you assume any appreciation for your real estate holding?

I have a logistical question about investing in buy-and-hold out of state - When is/are the right time(s) to fly out to see a specific property I'm going to buy?My thoughts are that I would have my family / trusted fr...

...beware that the government may be watching you from above pretty soon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS5vm149vGc

While perhaps there are some good uses for this technology, it seems like it could also be an oppo...

Hi all, I am looking to become a passive investor in Houston area and where do I find groups that I can invest in as passive investor?

There is a lot of speculation in the market that investors should not buy real estate during a bear market or high inflation period. But the fact is, in the long term, if you own property then your money has a constan...

Excerpt from a post I made on the stock investing forum "The Motley Fool." The audience is stock investors who are equally passionate and successful in stocks as the BP community is in REI. Many of them think going al...