BP,I am in the education phase right now.  I am consuming every drop of information I can via reading, blogs, podcasts, YT, etc.  I am ready to move forward with my first property as soon as the first of the year, may...

What's up with all the low income, cheap property "deals"? "I bought a house for $30,000 and rent it out for $700! I'm going to make a great return!"You are completely neglecting future CAPEX. What happens when you ne...

When it comes to successful real estate investment, insight and foresight are essential components to a profitable portfolio. Insight brought me from LA to the Oregon Coast in 2018, partly fueled by a recognition that...

I am in the position to go green aka electric thanks to solar, the numbers all make sense to move in this direction. My net out of pocket expense is roughly $14K, finance it with a low payment, and rapidly pay it off....

I have had the opportunity to find and work with some of the best property managers (after many years) for our current properties. Over the years we have gone from me just treating them like just a service I hired to ...

As we welcome 2023 it seems along the Pacific Coast and specifically the Oregon and California Coast's that there is a window of buying opportunity for investors and buyers. My recent experience with purchase and sale...

I have been reluctant to broadcast this information to the note investment community, hoping not to "hang out my dirty laundry" with colleagues or the note investment community. However, it is time to speak out and ad...

One of the more complex parts of being a real estate agent is setting realistic expectations for what your client can expect from the market. There are always going to be people who have unrealistic expectations, but ...

Are bad news, according to nearly every experienced landlord I've seen chime in on these types of threads. However, it seems that many newbie investors (some with even less than my three years experience) like to chim...

The real estate market is often the subject of speculation and forecasts, some predicting downturns or even crashes. However, based on my extensive experience and observation in the field, I believe there are strong r...