Real estate has improved considerably from its darkest period of 2008/09 and likewise so has the work contractors find. When the housing bubble burst, contractors in general likely found themselves in a survival mode ...

It is almost everywhere now.
- Important events all over the world have been canceled.
- It is in more than 25 countries now.
- Stocks took a big hit today.
Are the big economies ready to handle this? 
Will it ke...

I got started in the Real Estate world about 5 months ago when i realized that i needed to produce additional income. I heard about buying properties online (Auctions) and reselling them. I googled a couple of online ...

I wanted to start a discussion to understand why a) housing is no longer affordable & b) why so many rental/apt properties are popping up nationwide. My reasoning behind my inquiry:From recent reports of price gou...

I have finished reading The ABC's of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy. In his book, as well as in the BP podcast he is in, he discusses that the preliminary research of any real estate investment isn't a proper...

What will you do if the market crashes?How will a recession affect your business?Prepare yourself to take any recession in stride! In Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing, accomplished investor J Scott dives into the...

Hey BP members!I'm in the early stages of preparing to buy my first single family home. As I start to think about the availability of obtaining hard money loans (and other sources of financing) over the coming years, ...

Is the real estate market and economy headed for down turn?Demand for real estate commercial or residential is not that strong.China is downIndia between stable and downEurope downSouth America and Africa downSo is it...

I find it rather puzzling that our society has allowed the media to force us to abort one of our natural gifts in life – our ability to use common sense. While I continue to invest in real estate (I doubt if I will ...

This has been on my mind for a while.

If economy is expanding, shouldn't there be more money flowing around, hence more people with money, hence more competition in the private lending arena?

Now I understand that t...