My first investment, never meant to be an investment. I bought a condo, and 12 months later had to move across the country for a job. I kept the condo as an investment. There is a new Casino (Wynn Casino, Boston) b...

Where Have all the Flowers Gone? Analyzing some Stockton "Deals"In my previous post I made some bold general statements regarding how hard it has been getting to find an even halfway decent deal on the MLS in Stockton...

My wife and I are looking for investment properties for next year. What we are trying to calculate are closing costs. Since closing costs are similar no matter the loan. Wouldn’t it make more sense to buy a 4-plex wit...

So I have an accepted offer on what will be my third rental property. But this is the first I've purchased with the explicit plan to keep as a rental.

Background: The first rental was purchased back in 2006 a...

Looking for advice on a RE firm to land at. I'm based in Los Angeles and wanted opinions on Keller Williams. I've been and investor for years, and have had my license for quite a while, but I mostly have used that for...

For those of you who practice holiday gift-giving to tenants, what ideas do you have for a gift? To start:Gift card to a neighborhood restaurant or coffee shopA book (about what?)Gift card to an airline (e.g. my tenan...

Is it a good idea to give tenants Christmas gifts? I give tenants target gift cards with a nice note, they’ve payed their rent on time and they have not caused any major damage to the property. Anyone gift their tenan...

I'm selling a property that is closing this week and want to send appreciation gifts to the contractors who worked on the house. I did a little experiment on this property and did my first "virtual" rehab". I paid ...

So here's the deal: I want to put YOUR photo on the front page of BP. Maybe not forever, but it would be cool to feature some BP members in front of their Rentals or Flips. I'm driving around the country right now. Ac...