Every investor I meet, I like to ask them about their thoughts on where the real estate market is headed, specifically in California. People seem to give me answers from both ends of the spectrum. Recently, I spoke wi...

Predictions for inflation have been around for years, now it's here and it will be for a while. It's in the news every day. CPI (consumer Price Index) came out a few days ago with 7.0%  for 2021 and when I look at the...

I've read a lot about having a three legged stool approach as a way to preserve and grow wealth involving a hedge fordeflation (depression, falling prices)inflation (status quo, slowly rising prices)uncertaintyIt woul...

How to make your 1st million dollar
I have learned so much from other successful investors and wanted to share the some of the things that have worked for me on my initial Goal of having a Million-dollar net worth to...

Hello BP family, Okay, Here's the situation ...My tenant of moved into my townhouse in January of 2017. Since then she has had a long laundry list of replacement request. To make a long story short...The carpet in the...

Hey everyone,My name is Quentin Yip and I'm an Air Force Captain that's been in the D.C. area for about 8 months.  I have rented since I graduated college and am looking to potentially purchase a home in a year or so....

I think we would all agree that personal finance is something that all of our youth should be taught, but it's not getting done on a consistent basis.  In your opinion, whose job is it to teach teenagers (high school ...

Hello everyone, So I just graduated as a pharmacist last year and like most health professionals I graduated with massive debt. I've set my mind to be aggressive in paying my debt (4-5k a month), which would allow me ...

Some time ago, I stopped contributing to my day job's 401k.  I wanted to take every penny I earned and make it available for REI - the annual 1.25% increase over the last decade wasn't cutting it from the 401k. Howeve...

I recently purchased a duplex in Fairfield county. Each unit is 2 beds, 1 bath, 9 ft ceilings, parque floors, both apts are 1066 sq ft. Cost: 600kDown:25%When I bought the property one unit was empty and the other uni...