First off let me say that I appreciate what we have. It is always nice to get an email informing me that somebody voted on one of my posts. It is always very satisfying to know that my 2 cents helped somebody or just ...

Hello Everyone,I am recently married and my wife and I currently rent a guest home from our family for 1,000 dollars a month all inclusive. We don't pay for the utilities, cable, internet, or alarm system. It's a pret...

I've been browsing the web and I don't believe I can write off any of my premium for life insurance but wanted to make sure I'm not missing anything.I am currently looking at purchasing my first property as a "buy and...

Greetings,
I seem to see this question come up a bunch: What out of state market should I invest in? The prevailing answer seems to be invest near where you live (or have connections such as family) to begin with. Fo...

The Feds recently settled a fair lending lawsuit against a seller 4inancier. This means that, once again, a attempt to use disparate impact evidence to establish that a lender engaged in a “pattern or practice” of ...

Hello All,I'm looking into getting Cozy.co set up for my first rental and noticed that they have a Rental Analysis product  ($20) to help pin down rental  rates in the area. Has anyone purchased this service and how d...

I'm an economist by training, and have extensive experience in doing economic analysis of real estate and cities. I plan on purchasing my first investment property very soon, but I'm also considering starting an econo...

This post will probably make a few if not a lot of folks mad but I figured why not mention realities of investing in real estate. My Opinion: Most investors over time will have marginal results at best when they inves...

Hey guys, 
Newbie in the forum, veteran stock investor looking to get into RE. It's very hard to find solid ROI statistics on STRs today. There is plenty of data on daily rates, occupancy rates, and other factors, ho...

Hello BP community, my name is Edward and I am starting out my REI journey. First of all, I wanted to say thank you to all founders of BP, contributors and those who actively supports everyone who needs it. Thank YOU!...