In my market (Sacramento) and in a few outlying smaller markets, real estate has been pretty hot with prices climbing ever higher, approaching pre-crash levels. A few months ago I was noticing things cooling off a bit...

Hello,I am an absolute newbie excited to learn about potentially investing in our (my wife and three boys of 4,6 and 10) first real estate investment.  My wife and I are both 37 years old.  We will be selling our curr...

Newer member to the BP community living in the San Antonio area. My life has slowed (career, school, family) to the point where I am ready to get to work with real estate investing. I am looking for a mentor in the ar...

Hey all, I'm from Los Angeles. My partner was accepted into Portland State University for a master's program. We are not sure if it's a viable place to move/invest given our limitations. I would have about $60,000 sav...

I read hundreds of questions in the forums every day. I see a lot of repetition in questions. People ask things like "Do I need an LLC" or "where do I advertise for tenants" or "how do you collect rent payment". We al...

Specifically for the purpose of acquiring, improving, and renting out property in what we would consider Class C/D areas?

If so... would love to brain pick...

I've read several people's profiles and I have seen a number of grammatical mistakes. I understand this is not English class and I understand that when we are creating posts or post replies, we write quickly and a...

I recently made a full offer on a short sale. After the contract was submitted, my agent told me that he was informed by the listing agent that the owner recently sold an "option to buy" on this property to another in...

Promise! I'll post my introduction in the new members thread in just a bit.

For now, though, here's my issue:

I bought a home back in 2006 or 2007 right before the economy crapped out. Heck, I still remember where...