Hey BP community. I come to you with a predicament that I'm hoping to get some outside perspective on. I'm a structural engineer with zero passion for my current career path. The only reason I studied engineering was ...

I know it's a mixed bag hiring off Craigslist. Still, I am trying to hedge my bets regarding certificates of liability insurance for a more skilled but small job. I keep hearing and reading, make sure they have insura...

I'm curious as to how many of you SUCCESSFUL investors attend college (how many years) and what did you study? are you doing both what you studied and real estate? or only real estate?

Hello All,I'm midway through my Massachusetts Real Estate Agent class and will be taking the exam sometime in late May/early June. My questions for you all are this:What should I look for in joining a brokerage? (Big?...

Being in a competitive market, I’ve researched out of state investing a bit and have always been gun shy due to not feeling comfortable buying property that I don’t personally control and having to work with a turnkey...

Hello! I'm happy to be here on the BP forums.I'm just starting to look at investing in real estate. I live in inland southern California, which is more affordable than the coasts, but still more expensive than what I'...

So here is my $64,000 story:December 2013 my phone rang, it was a former co-worker who had fallen on hard times. He called me and asked, “are you still buying houses”? I told him yes I was, if the circumstances were r...

Recently, I purchased a duplex in Warwick, Rhode Island for well well below fair market value.  The property has all of the heavy lifting done, windows, mechanicals, roof, electrical, etc.  The interiors are sound, bu...

I'm a 29 year old American living in California (Silicon Valley) with $500k in cash.
Due to religious reasons, I cannot use leverage (i.e. bank loans), so my investments need to be all cash.
I need to invest this mo...

I am looking at purchasing a HomeVestors franchise. Any thoughts, good, bad or indifferent?