Howdy BP Family, I feel as though I have gained a year of experience worth of being an AirBnB host in a week. For over a year I have been working on building a garage apartment in my backyard in the Houston Heights n...

There's hope that the definition of accredited investors will change in the near future. The House overwhelmingly passed JOBS Act 3.0 on a bipartisan basis by 400+ votes. With this amount of support, the Senate will s...

Hi BP,I have been reading real estate books, listening to the podcasts, reading the forums, and taking some online classes for a little while now and have decided that I should make a profile and start being more acti...

So many people ask about setting up an LLC or purchasing umbrella insurance to protect their assets from a lawsuit. I personally think the risk is exaggerated and these protections aren't as necessary as one would thi...

Rented out a condo 3 months ago. Tenant turns out to be a chronic liar/rule breaker. Second month's rent was late (eventually paid with late fee only AFTER I served a notice). A pet dog was found while I was there to ...

Recently Bought a turn key three family that I'm house hacking  and inherited two tenants with the purchase. Its the last month to their lease (February 28 is last day) and surprise surprise they're not paying. Curren...

Last night, I worried about my rental and soon to be rental as I was going to sleep. They are older houses. Both are in good condition, but both still have original plumbing and electric. No ground wire, galvanized fr...

I want to consider proposing this deal to our realtor. (short back story to follow): We are selling our townhome that we bought with a 0% down VA loan in January of 2014.We used our realestate agent to buy and want to...

Closed on 25 acres in Belize 2 weeks ago.  Property:20 acres of 12 year teak.  5 acres of cleared hill.  Water and sewer about 200 yards away.  1 mile to the main highway.  Great 360 degree view.  Great cell reception...

I had to post this for others to learn from my mistake. No matter how much experience you have, you will always be at risk of taking a lost at some point. My problem, I'm way to nice and give everyone the benefit of t...