Economic Update(Happy Martin Luther King Day)

Predictions for 2021? As 2020 has shown us, the world can throw so many curveballs at you that predictions can be about as useful as new year’s resolutions. In that s...

For years I only purchased rental properties. I own many now. Some are good and some are not so great. The last two years are the first two years in twenty that I made money overall on my rentals. I'm hoping the h...

So I need some advice on what to do.My current goal: to invest and build cash flow through my investments The dilemma: My husband and I live and work in SF. Right now we are currently living in a 2b2b condo in Potrero...

The flip is in Baltimore. I’m still looking for a contractor and I could use some advice on navigating the entire process smoothly.

Hey BP,I'm looking for some advice and/or for you to poke holes in my current situation.  Let me preface this with the caveat that I know I would like to move elsewhere (maybe outside of Pittsburgh even) within the ne...

Hi BP nation,I am very sure you all will be rather surprised to see this often belated question come up again? Well, I am forced to ask this question because I have read a couple of REI machinations being bandied arou...

I do a few owner financed sales a year to owner occupants dodd frank compliantly which means re servicing requirements under DF, if you escrow taxes and insurance DF requires you to use a loan servicer.  My view is yo...

I did a quick search in the forums and couldn't find a discussion about gentrification. I live in New York and this is a HUGE issue because basically the only "affordable" real estate is in primarily minority areas. T...

I'm new to this, so I apologize in advance if I miss something basic.  I'm just trying to understand the best way to value a commercial property.  I just read an entire book that talked about CAP rates, and now I'm fi...

Hello there BP nation, family and friends. My name is Alex and I'm a newbie investor. *altogether now* "hi Alex." Ahaha but yea seriously I am a stupid beginner. But I'm ok with that because my end goal is to be a sma...