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INFLUENCE & VOTING

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I found this today about a proposed meltdown:

The Day The Dollar Died

I thought some of our resident Tea Partiers would enjoy it. Most entertaining!

I have a potential renter who is refusing to go through the application process. Meaning, not providing his social security number to use a service for credit check and background check. He intendeds to rent through t...

Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...

Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

I have a small house on 18 acres.   We have rented it out 5 times with no complaints.  In the last 4 years we we have totally renovated it adding a sun room, new HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and refinishing floors, ref...

My goal is to acquire 167 rental properties in 5 years generating $500/month on average. 
Im starting my first year and am planning to buy 10 properties in 1 year. I’ll have $50K saved and $8,000 in credit lines. 
M...

Hello everyone. Going to get right to the point here...I'm 17 years old, will be a senior in highschool this year, and college is creeping up fast. There's no doubt REI is the path I am taking and several seasoned inv...

I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no ...

Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...