I know its encouraged here to tell your friends and family your goals with real estate. Tell everyone what you want to do and are looking for. My problem is everytime I do, I constantly have to defend myself and the r...

Every year around this time I see threads on BP asking about your goals for the coming new year. “Put it out there, hold yourself (or each other) accountable” yada yada yada. Those of you that know me well know that...

Last month, I purchased my first rental property in Baltimore for $117k and invested an additional $13k in renovations. Since then, I've encountered several significant issues:

1. **Air Conditioning:** The AC unit ...

Too many companies have been very successful after being started by High School drop outs. Others have success by individuals dropping out of college to start their business. Others who have a 4 or 6 year degree end u...

Hello BP,I am currently an undergrad student with 2.5 semesters left (Finance Major RE Minor) I have read many books and have listened to many podcasts on RE investing so my mind has been set to do this for a while no...

Has anyone else invested with this guy?  I got roped into this PEP fund he was advertising by a friend who had invested with him before.  The fund was advertised as a boring "preferred equity" fund that pays 10% a yea...

In addition to an irresponsible Draconian Rent Control measure, California will also be voting on an equally irresponsible Confiscatory Property Tax increase in November.Props 21 and 15 respectively, will combine to t...

I won't bore anyone with the details. One of my ex-tenants made the following post on her facebook page and inundated me with long, rambling text messages claiming her attorney was going to take me down. Yes, she is a...

I'm learning some hard lessons on my second rental property purchase here in California. I inherited 2 tenants that have refused to pay rent since closing on the property in late October. In late November I served a 6...