Hi!Thanks for taking a moment to help me sort this out.  My husband and I just moved to San Jose about 6 months ago for his job.  The area is nice but very expensive and our goal is to return to Dana Point, Ca in the ...

Hi, My name is Chris and I live in Seguin, Texas where I am currently a Metal Technician for a collision repair facility. I am brand new to real estate investing and Joined BP to learn as much as I can about the busin...

I purchased a SFR in a suburb of Philadelphia in late 2006 with an 80/20 loan for $355k as my primary residence. My family and I lived there for 10 years and and have since relocated to Southern California. We now ren...

Hi BP,I realize again the importance of avoiding over-leveraging especially in this unforeseen recession crisis. I thought I would never leverage more than I can handle (pay them all back) in the worst situation, but ...

Recent article from the LA Times showcased nearby San Diego as the number #3 city for largest year over year price increase at 7.8%. See article link http://www.latimes.com/sd-fi-case-shiller-august-2...Did you know t...

I am a "Millennial" looking to invest in rental real estate and every time I talk to someone my age about my real estate investing goals they look at me like I'm insane! So that got me thinking, for a lot of Mellenni...

I had a magnetometry survey (fancy name for an oil tank sweep) conducted at a property I am looking to purchase in Northern New Jersey. The scan detected an anomaly between the grass and driveway. While a metallic foo...

what are the different ways of marketing to motivated sellers are there? I know direct mail, cold calling, and emails..am I missing anything ?

I currently have a traditional IRA with 150k approx. I currently have 3 rental properties cash flowing. First and second property SFH equity $90k, approx. 3rd property $160k I bought it with a home equity loan on my r...

Hi All,I know that most of us here are very familiar with the idea of gentrification. It comes up all the time in the media, it’s something that some buy and holders will look out for, and it’s a code word for rapidly...