It's been five months or so since I've joined this website and have been relatively absent from the forums, not because I decided REI wasn't for me, but rather because I have been busy doing deals! To set the stage, h...

Social Security is about to begin paying out more than it takes in.

Article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_social_security_ious

Since the Social Security Trust Fund is nothing but a bunch of IOUs, how long will it ...

I'm trying to take the approach of having my money work for me instead of the other way around. The struggle, however, is balancing what looks good on paper with what I want to do; being disciplined and careful, but n...

Learning: NEVER sign a contract if you are not comfortable with the contents, no matter how bad you want the property.I was a typical BP newbie. Searching for financial freedom, I stumbled upon rental properties as in...

Hi- Living in San Diego, I've decided that I want to pursue a portfolio of rentals out of state.  I'm mainly seeking supplemental cash flow so multi-unit properties seem the most obvious to me, but open to other sugge...

Based on your experience, what are the best cities to invest in the next couple of years?The city i live in (los angeles) is overpriced and most of investments i've seen lately do not make any sense; i'm therefore com...

Are there any house designers or wannabes here on BP? I'm getting ready to start a couple more homes in my subdivision in South Texas. I have a plan I really like for one of the lots but I want to build on one of my o...

This is fast forwarding abut 5 years until I can have the down payment and qualify for a loan for a hotel. I would be looking at hotels in the $4 million dollar range. Currently, there are hotels at this price that pr...

Hi,  I am renting out my first house and trying to get someone in there in the next few weeks.  I have a couple that are really interested, but the male has a felony (schedule II PITS) female has shopped lifted in pas...

Even though Net Present Value is used mainly in financial management I think it is probably the best ratio/calculation for analyzing a real estate deal. Unfortunately in Real Estate Analysis people usually use mainly ...