Howdy y'all!First - this is my first post. Yikes! Josh would be more ashamed of me than he is of Brandon when he says " ... really? ... " Second - The BRRRR and Rental Property Calculator are awesome. Well done, BP Te...
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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 ...
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I saw earlier posts about the new law, SB 978, investor suitability requirements for trust deed investments.
California now requires that when selling or brokering all of, or an interest in trust deed investments, ha...
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I read the following article tonight:
Strategic Default or Efficient Breach?
that speaks about the supposed "moral obligation" to continue making payments on an underwater mortgage. The article generally jives wi...
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Hi folks - I wanted the BP community opinion on an off-topic finance related thought.It seems to me like a ton of millennials, and more of whatever the next generation is called, are graduating college with massive st...
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DALLAS BIGGER POCKETERS -
New investor here 👋🏽...I'd like to hear experiences from those that have built their portfolios the traditional way - finding a good deal, putting the required 15-20% down and renting it. I...
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Hello there!
I am considering investing in discounted notes and I need some advice and directions.
I got inspired by several articles written by Jeff Brown (AKA The Bawld Guy) where he explained in grea...
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I want to ask everyone in here what they would do if I had given them $20,000.
This could be answered 100 different ways and quite frankly I would love to hear all 100 answers.
Try to be as specific as possible, don...