I wanted to look at this topic a little differently then previous posters.  It seems that everyone pushes the 401k save for your "old" self when you hit 62 mindset. This is assuming you want to "work" until you are ...

Hi All, I'm a new landlord with a duplex in Montgomery, AL.  It closed in the last few days of September. Now we're 2 months in, and the 2nd side is still not rented.  I was told market rent was going to be about $650...

I have a decision to make and I am not sure what my best option is.  I would like the opinion of others here on what they would do if they where in my situation.  Here are the factors to the equation.1. I own a house ...

Hi, let me re-post my introduction (I first posted this in wrong place, and just found how to shoot Bakersfield RE forum).I moved to Bakersfield in 2014 from Pomona, CA for my job (R&D in a seed company, W-2 emplo...

I was raised in poverty. The kind of thing you only really see in America today in families with trauma and mental-health issues, traditionally where the pop refuses to get help and the mom refuses to stop enabling hi...

I have spent the last few months digging into different aspects of RE investing. One of the best questions I have heard asked is what is your why? Why are you doing what your doing, or what was the motivation that got...

Hello everyone,
I've been delving into real estate research and plan to continue to do so going forward; however, I'm wondering if my current goals are illogical. I want to use real-estate as a secondary income sourc...

Hello BP Community!What are your thoughts on buying something in high crime areas?There are some places around Newsburgh NY (one of the most dangerous cities) that can be have for very little. I don't want to leave th...

I am currently a Junior in college and looking to purchase my first property as soon as possible but also considering the value of waiting until I am settled into my first job out of college. I go to college in New Yo...

Hey Folks,

I've been building my buyers list pretty consistently these last two weeks and I'm looking for more ways to connect with rehabbers. So far my best investors (and most reliable/efficient colleagues) BY FAR ...