Listening to all of the podcasts and reading the BP books / Rich Dad Poor Dad types makes it seem like building a portfolio and scaling smart could lead to early retirement and living on cash flow that ultimately repl...

Hi BP Community,I wanted to share my recent interaction (email exchange) with a real estate agent who was advising me to up my offer price to beat the competition.About 20 days ago, I called an agent about a double (1...

I'm working on purchasing a vacation rental in my hometown that is very seasonal, approximately 9 weeks of solid summer bookings and intermittent bookings throughout the shoulder spring/fall months. One of the compani...

Hey BP fam,
Hoping to reach some savvy investors with this question. So I decided to close my old 401k from a previous company. I was going to move it into an IRA. 
When I talked with my IRA rep he says I shouldn’t ...

I ask if flipping is dead, or at least dying? Here in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, I have watched the margin on deals become slimmer and slimmer. During the past few years, television shows and seminars have flood...

I was looking at financing options, and I found the the "lending club" after a quick google. It sounds like a peer to peer loan service? Has anyone used it, either to lend money or borrow money? How does it work? Res...

I am a very busy medical professional working in emergency medicine. I have been investing heavily in the stock market with good success but have always been intrigued by real estate investing for passive income with ...

What do you guys think of this plan?
I buy some mailing database of doctors, lawyers... I either email them or mail a postcard to ask them if they would be interested in getting 8% on their money backed by real estate...

My fiance seems hell bent on sending me to chase MLS listed properties. This past weekend I got us to look at the REO he found on Zillow, of which I figured might be a deal. We went out there with a contractor who is ...