I am a civil engineer about 3 years from retirement. I am looking for some rental property to provide a supplemental income stream when I retire.

When I found this amazing site a few days ago I felt like I was HOME. So far it's the best resource on the net I've found for investors. I'm a realtor and I started buying rental properties in 2009 Most of my pr...

So I got a call from one of my agents who's actually a close friend of mine about a condo that's not yet on the MLS and he tells me it's a great opportunity for cashflow. It's selling for $275k 2 bd 1 ba condo with c...

Hi BP community, my wife and I are debating whether we should cash-out refi our rental property to acquire more properties for our portfolio.  However, we bought the rental house 2 years ago at 3.2% interest rate, 30y...

Hey guys, I'm looking at buying a multi-family house hack in SJ and wanted to get some clarity on the rent control laws:1. Does the 5% max rent increase (8% if substantially rehabbed) apply to ALL SJ apartments or jus...

It looks like the REITS were badly beaten up last week on the stock market. Apparently the fiscal cliff and proposed tax reform will have an impact on real estate going into 2013. Does anyone have any feedback of th...

It’s time to schedule (another) meet up in the East Bay! I recently had the pleasure of meeting quite a few fellow BP investors in San Francisco, and had a great time enjoying some drinks and learning from everyo...

It's been 1 year since I quit my W2 job with the help of BP, and couldn't be happier!As BP said, "Life isn't meant to be lived in a cubicle." I started the corporate world at $45k/yr, and left at $70K/yr. You don't ha...

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

My 2 favorites I know of:

-PayPal'ing the cash to myself (3% fee). Although they've given me a slap on the wrist for this.

-Amazon WebPay'ing the cash to...

Hey everyone.Just wanted to gauge sentiment here. If you are planning on buying property on the next dip, what percentage decrease (I.E. 10%, 20% decrease from price highs) would you target for adding to more properti...