Hey guys, I wanted to find out how you start finding homes to send direct mail to. Is driving for dollars the best method or is there a list of distressed homes or a website that you use? What has worked best for thos...

I just read 5 books (out of print, published between 1979 and 1986) all related to wealth building thru real estate “trading and exchanging” (not for tax free exchange).
These were the most convoluted, confusing, and...

So I've known for years that I have wanted to get into real estate and then more I've been reading, listening to podcasts and being active on the forums have really opened my eyes to the power of REI and how it can gr...

We are fortunate to own a single family rental home in our area outright.  The mortgage loan was paid off earlier this year and now we are seeing higher monthly cash flow.  The home value has appreciated considerably....

Hello BP Community!My wife and I have been BP podcast listeners for the last year and are very thankful for this community of great people. Most recently, Scott Trench’s book Set for Life really hit home for us. We've...

I just purchased a tri-plex and I'm closing 9/20. The building will be owner occupied though it is currently fully rented with 3 month to month tenants. Unit 3 is occupied by a 12 year long term tenant (high quality, ...

I remember reading this article when longtime pillar of the BP community, Brandon Hall wrote it a few years ago. I'll let the article speak for itself, but if I were to distill it down to a sentence: When it comes to ...

Hello. I am a remote owner of a property in Akron, OH.I have a situation that I was very much in the dark regarding. Tenant has apparently had issues with repairs in the home (unbeknownst to me, as I've authed every r...

Here is an article by Don Layton: Senior Industry Fellow at Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University: "The extraordinary and unexpected pandemic increase in house prices: causes and implications" Click h...

In the beginning it wasn't too hard. The property depreciation would usually shelter all the income from my rental properties. Now that these buggers are getting paid off the income is increasing and the depreciati...