Karen Margrave
People are fleeing California, are you?
I was born and raised in CA. It's so heartbreaking to see what is happening to it. A recent poll says that 46% of the people plan on leaving the bay area. Let's do our own poll (FOR CALIFORNIANS or those that recentl...
Jay Hinrichs
The 2% rule kills values
As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...
Jonathan Greene
The 5 Biggest Mistakes New Investors Are Making Here In The Forums
These are here to help you make better connections in the forums. It's ok to be new, but if you consider these five tips, you will get much better responses to your questions.
1. Writing too little or too much in a p...
Tyler Caglia
Discovered BP, Then Bought 3 Long-Distance Props In 14 Months!
Background:
I've always had an interest in owning rental property, but due to living in CA and my inexperience I had assumed it was only accessible to those with significant cash in the bank, so I figured it was som...
Chris Adams
My 22 duplex lot deal - $1MM in debt - purchased with no money down.
***WHY I AM DOCUMENTING THIS ***Before you read this post I want to explain why I am documenting this deal. I am where I am today because of the selflessness of a few people that had taken time out of their lives to h...
Sheena R Roth
Sweet 80 year old tenant can’t afford rent
We are under contract on a side by side duplex near our hometown in Ohio. We just found out that we are inheriting the sweetest 80 year old tenant who has lived in the place for 20 years. Market rent is $950+. This li...
Toyin Dawodu
Buy and Hold, Does It Really Make Sense?
I was once a buy and hold investor. Then one day, my light was turned off by the power company, in the house I lived in.How could that happen? I had 40 houses, but I was always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Edison, the p...
Michael Lowe
Why are my friends so against me investing in Real estate?!
I’m just starting out. I’ve been reading like crazy, analyzing deals CONSTANTLY, driving neighborhoods, talking with my real estate agent, meeting with investors currently in my market (and other markets).But when I t...
Drew Cameron
Heloc to pay off mortgage faster
I recently came across a new strategy that I don't quite understand and it sounds too good to be true. The principal is simple. Use your heloc to pay your mortgage and funnel all your funds in and out of it like a che...
David H.
Attn: SBA Disaster Loans for Landlords
Attention!!!!
Landlords / rental property owners in affected areas of the Covid19 pandemic
The SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) are available for rental property owners if your state has already made th...