I am currently in the foreign service and a Marine reservist. I have my money diversified between my Thrift Savings Plan (maxing out), investments with my in-laws construction business overseas, an S&P 500 SPDR, a...

I got a bunch of questions about a property I purchased in Chicago through Profit from Rentals (PFR), so I thought I'd put down some of the facts here.  I'll attempt to keep this as a running post, so folks who are cu...

I've recently become interested in the idea of investing in syndication deals due to its "active-passive" nature (and also diversification of my portfolio of course).  With any investment, I plan to conduct due dilige...

Anyone see this?Oakland bans criminal background checks on potential tenantshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-21/oakland-bans-criminal-background-checks-on-potential-tenants1. Is this fair to the law-ab...

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I’m in the process of finding the best tools to analyze potential investment markets, and I’m looking for some seasoned insights! I know apps like AirDNA are popular for assessing sho...

Real estate is sexy… most of the time. But is that really what makes it profitable? On today’s show, we sit down with Charles Roberts, an investor and agent from the Denver market. He explains that the secret to succe...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)

The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...

Hey Everyone,I live near Tracy, California (near the Bay Area) and I am looking to invest out of state for cash flow properties. I am not really sure what states/areas to look at. I'd like to invest a maximum of 100k....

Hello BP,I have a question for everyone who has experienced a market decline in their local area. Say I am investor with 20 units and those buildings decline in value by 50% over a short period of time. What happens t...

Pre-Foreclosures are a niche in my market because there are so many of them. It's a perfect scenario for motivated sellers as they're already in a desperate situation most of the time...I've learned a lot from BiggerP...