I know its encouraged here to tell your friends and family your goals with real estate. Tell everyone what you want to do and are looking for. My problem is everytime I do, I constantly have to defend myself and the r...

I wanted to hear some feedback from those who have done or are doing lonnie deals and tell me if I'm on the right track. With all the action I have gotten on this thing I would have thought it would be sold already. ...

I have around $250k to play with, and I'm considering buying notes off FCI. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing? Many of the 1st position notes (non-performing) sell for a fraction of the value of the property. It s...

Welcome to the first 2014 East Bay Meetup!

The last meetup in Oakland was a great exchange, so time for another one! Please post on this forum instead of the old one if you plan to attend, so I can get a ba...

A longstanding great tenant of mine is terminally ill and has moved out (it’s highly likely he won’t be back). He’s now living with family and receiving hospice care. He’s in very poor health and likely will not surv...

HI BP,I've run into a little problem with 2 adopted tenants from an existing owner.  The first 8 months they were great, paid on time, no issues, etc.  As of the last 3 months they have been a nightmare.  One has defi...

Hi BP community,I am pretty new to running a rental property. I recently took over managing a property for family in the San Francisco. I was discussing rent and property situation with my tenants, and they got pretty...

I have a huge problem tenant.....I'm not going to go into all of the details. 
Anyway, there are 3 ways for tenants to pay the rent: Give it to me in person (because I used to live half a block from the creative comm...

In 2005 my oldest brother asked me how my house sale was going. I mentioned it went under contract in three days and we were making $125,000 profit. I was in the military and would be considered lower middle-income at...

Hi fellow landlords,Today I had a situation with one of my tenants in NC. This tenant has been paying rent always on the 5th, although the lease agreement says the rent should be paid on the 1st of every month. She pa...