Our tenants just moved in to a fully renovated B+ property and during the renovation the gas hot water heater was jarred loose and unknown to us started leaking. When they started using a lot of hot water (shower, lau...

Hi Everyone (Semper fi), I'm a real estate investor in Orlando, FL who proudly served in the United States Marine Corp.  I've been investing in real estate full time since 2002.  I first got the real estate bug as a c...

I heard this story and was wondering if anyone had actually experienced anything like this?A guy goes to a judicial foreclosure auction and manages to pick up a house worth hundreds of thousands for $1K.The lawyer rep...

What are you doing to give back to the cities you make money in? I was proud to have a group of 10 local investors I know join early last Saturday morning to paint over graffiti in the East Lake neighborhood (all BP m...

I saw something very interesting today.. I just finished my RE broker CE and for the first time I saw on the lead in page the following link."If you suspect anyone of selling or conduction business without a license c...

So I'm definitely the type of person who likes to be prepared and feel well-versed/knowledgable before I do most things. With that being said, I'm educating myself on REI first before making any big moves or decisions...

Hello everyone, my name is Chris Harjes. I'm from Asheville, NC, and have been locally buying beat-up little houses, fixing them up and renting them. I've made several horrendous mistakes, but fortunately the market h...

Im sure, like me, you have quotes posted around your work area or in your notepad. What are they? I have several:

"Someday is Today"
"You are your own limitations, you are your own success"
"Whether you think you c...

This is really going to be off topic!  Who in the BP community is a Bourbon and Whiskey drinker, collector or snob.  I have begun to collect and really learn more about the art of Bourbon and have taken a break from r...

Recently I had to end two of my long term relationships, as I realized that I was being taken for a ride.  You build relationships in real estate so you could create a win-win situation.  Established relationships hel...