Hi all,Generally speaking, do you think it is a good or bad idea to discuss your success in real estate with friends, family and co workers? Discuss not in a gloating or bragging way but talking about specifics of pas...

We are 2 years into rentals and are considering renting to a spanish couple that have been here over 20 years, have fin numbers and are gainfully employed. The husband has applied for a green card. the wife has not. W...

Hi,I have just finished reading Brandon Turner's Book on Rental Property Investing and I am brand new to these forms.I have saved about $130K which is not enough for downpayment where I live (Mountain View, CA). The p...

In most instances, I would assume it is for two reasons. To generate passive income which will help eliminate the need to work and to help with our retirement.

Normally about this time of year, various magazines come...

Hi everyone, A bit of a unique situation. My dad invested in rental properties from 2008-2014 and made good rental income on them. Our city has now ballooned in value and no property is renting at 1% of price anymore ...

Hello BP! I've been on the hunt actively for 7 weeks. I'm an impatient person (super high D if you're a DISC person) so I know I just need to keep looking. I've been outbid on 5 houses and most by a significant margin...

Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.

In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...

It would be great to actually hear from people renting in the LA metro area regarding the affordability issues,  income keeping pace with investor projected rent growth rates and trend in housing prices. Renters feeli...

What if your son or daughter isn't sure what they want to do? Can you afford to spend $100k+ to educate them .... is it worth saddling them (or you) with so much debt that it will take years to pay back? Has college ...

Often I have seen advice given to always reinvest off the properties you are acquiring, my simple question would be (and there may not be an easy answer) would you take cash flow and pay down mortgage(s) so you could ...