I have been waiting on the sidelines to buy a home since 2006. I live in Santa Barbara and after 5 years of renting a one bedroom apartment frankly my patience is running out. We are planning to have a kid and need to...

Seems some places are better to invest in than others.
Where does the line between profit and risk cross?
50. Rochester, New York - 748 violent crimes per 100,000
49. West Palm Beach, Florida ...

I recently completed the EPA Certified Renovator Training. Today, I received the Email below. Now, the EPA is not satisfied with the certified renovator. They now want to add another layer of inspection ($$$, delay...

My goal is to purchase my first apartment building before the end of 2016 and I have been studying, reading, and listening to everything I can get my hands on. Recently I have come across information from a few differ...

Hi all,I recently had a tenant fall on my property and decided it’s time to lawyer up. The lawyer I called I ended up liking a lot and he has a lot of experience specifically in RE law, but his hourly rate is $400. Hi...

I have a guy who responded to my ad who said that he would like to be my Real Estate Mentor. He told me he is a 50 year old millionaire from CA and he has fourteen students. He usually has one student in every area an...

Speaking from a population/job/rent/appreciation growth standpoint. I'm not looking to buy in Mayberry, South Dakota for cashflow.Obviously, this is impossible to know for sure, but we could make some good educated gu...

Hello BPers, I have been a member of BP for several months now but have failed miserably at introducing myself. My name is Gabriel Ugarte and I am a new real estate investor from Sacramento, California. I purchased my...

Hi BP Friends! If you are doing 10+ deals a year, how are you financing your down payments?Are there other creative ways to raise the money for the equity? We have 7 years experience and proven track record, construct...

Greetings fellow investors,I'm finding that the more experienced I get, and the larger my portfolio gets, I don't really have a good network of experienced investors to reach out to to exchange ideas and take things t...