I'm a in a great spot, yet somewhat stagnant. Like many others here I feel the market is pretty expensive right now and that a correction is near.  I own a small house in Santa Barbara, CA that now has about .5 mil of...

Commercial Real Estate Investment > Residential
Many co-workers/friends (upper-middle class) invest in residential real estate to rent out and do airbnbs or furnished finders. But, no one I know is in commercial r...

Often times when my clients close on their investment properties, they come to me and they ask me what kind of styles should they go for when renovating their property.After going through lots of homes with prospectiv...

There's an old saying in the writing business: "The only people making money in the writing business are those who are teaching people how to make money in the writing business."

As I look around the current REI land...

Hello,so I recently got under contract the following property located in Southern Utah (well, we're still waiting for the bank to countersign, but they gave their verbal approval):- Fourplex built in 1996, 5400 sf tot...

HI BP Community!Can you help demistify Cap Rates? What is a Cap Rate? What does it tell me about the property? Why is it so important? I've read how to calculate Cap Rates, but I just don't get it...yet.Thanks in adva...

I personally believe that any strategy for REI must match the particular market and the resources a person has available.  There have been some recent discussions about the buy and hold strategy and of course there is...

Hello,I am becoming interested in possibly investing in hotels/motels in the future.  I have been reading that the mid to higher-level properties are valued on cap rates just like apartments.  I have seen a few on Loo...

Hey folks,I'm doing research and gearing up to make my first foray into real-estate investing, and I was looking for some guidance.My goal is to make the purchase in Q1 2019. I will be able to put around $50k down at ...