In these market times if you are a real estate investor then you are familiar with the term “Value Add” but if you are not familiar, value add simply means do something to a property to improve its value. Typically t...

i am currently in a real estate investments course at my university. originally i was planning to do a house hack in the Dallas, TX area upon graduation. recently, my professor brought to my attention the cycle span o...

Hello BP,Can anyone give me some insight on the rental market in Cleveland. I have been seeing a lot of things come up in Cleveland area. Clearly the real estate market is still in the dumps there. However, is there a...

I'm an oil and gas analyst turned RE agent I'm writing a book and starting a vlog just on my FB to try and educate people on both mindset of being an investor and what one needs to do to be able to effectively start t...

Hello All,For the last year or year and a half I have been hearing people (in person or online) saying that the housing market is bound to crash, with the inflated prices of most homes going down significantly. But th...

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I'm Daniel Porter, a 24 jazz musician living in Dallas, Texas. I got my undergrad in jazz performance from the University of North Texas in the fall of 2014 and have been working as a pro...

This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.

As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...

We talk about analysis paralysis regarding a deal, but for me it’s even before that… I’ve got some cash saved, a good W-2 job with decent income and great credit (>800)… but the job requires most of my time so I do...

I am naturally an anxious person and worry/plan out A LOT of things, trying to be prepared for surprises.  I know that investing and, real estate in particular, is full of the unknown, especially for a newbie.  I defi...