Hi BP,I wanted to get your opinion on something that's been bugging me for a while now. First off, I'm 18 (turning 19 in a month) and I'm in my first year at McMaster in Hamilton in the engineering program. At the beg...

Hello BP,

My name is Eric and I am from St. Louis, MO. I have been lurking on BP for about 3 months now and wanted to share my story.

Graduated college a year ago and found myself working crappy j...

Hi everyone, 
I was blessed to have the opportunity to purchase a family property (3-family in Boston) with lots of equity. I'm tapping into the equity in order to continue investing in real estate. I'm a single mom,...

I came across this loan product and was wondering if anyone has or is currently using it. It is basically taking your mortgage loan and having a 1st lien on it and it’s essentially a line of credit on your mortgage bu...

Hey guys, Ive been reading large amounts of posts, and came across the term slumlords, something I never heard before. Does owning rental property in low income areas make you a slumlord? Or is it when you let the pro...

I work full time+ have few rentals that I self manage+ have a family+ have to cook+clean the house+ have to excercise and I am tired!I dont remember when I had a day off when I did not have to do anything at all. (Lik...

okay so to begin. im 23 and i hate my job, for lack of a more descriptive word. Ive always had this passion for real estate and once i heard i can get into it without using too much of my own money, my heart lit up. w...

Hi everyone.I don't know if this is the appropriate forum for this, so if it is, please let me know. And I'm stating openly that this is not an advertisement or solicitation for business. I'm gathering opinions about ...

I'm in the process of converting a 401k into a SDIRA and was wondering if any fellow BPer's would care to share what has worked or not worked for them using this investment approach. Is it best to purchase individual...

Actually, I inherited THREE terrible tenants. But one is causing me more of a pain than the other two put together. Here's the summary of my three tenants:1. The continually late nice guy - artist. living paycheck to ...