Hey BP,I'm considering buying a property to first owner-occupy, and later rent out in the Bay Area. I'm looking to accomplish a few things:1) Take full advantage of Prop 13, by buying a fixer at a low price and lockin...

I’ve heard most investors say they wouldn’t pay any money upfront but then most contractors I’ve heard say they wouldn’t start work without a deposit. How do you come to an agreement where both sides feel comfortable...

does anyone have any experience with using their current homes equity for down payment on another home?  I have a lot of equity on my current home and was thinking of taking some out in the form of a HELOC as a down p...

Prices are steady rising and rising, when can we expect this bubble to top and prices drop? I need to team up with some locals in Denver really making real estate moves/investments.  I'm tired of feeling stuck in the ...

I always see people looking for a specific number for their cash on cash return. For example, Brandon likes 12% or higher, and he calculates this by taking the annual cashflow divided by the cash that is invested.My q...

We have a tenant occupied property in Detroit that is coming up on the end of the lease with the current tenant. The elderly tenant has been struggling health wise the last year and has been struggling to make her ren...

Hi EveryoneAfter reading through many excellent posts, include the "Diary of a New Construction Project" by @J Scott and @Joshua Dorkin, I thought I might add our voice here on BP. I am proposing to track the entire l...