A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...

Let me start by qualifying the title of this post with a couple statements. First, I’m not talking about your neighborhood specifically, although given a long enough period the title is likely to be very close to app...

Hello! I inherited a building from my late mother who had a tenant. That tenant is now gone thanks to COVID (they went out of business). I am trying to find a new tenant, and I am fielding questions regarding property...

The following are my thoughts on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and any thoughts of upcoming bailouts. As an advocate for responsible financial practices, I believe that the government should not bail out banks t...

I have 15 rentals in Colorado that I have bought over the last five years. Most of the houses I purchased from $80k to $130k, made repairs and rented for $1,200 to $1,600 a month. I looked at my last couple of purchas...

There are a few of us Aussies here on BP, and I'm interested in hearing from those that are doing the long distance investing thing - like not just out of state, but across the ocean and investing in the USA. Anyone c...

Introducing  Long Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Properties by David Greene.Is your local market keeping you from investing? Are you leery of investing in a property where y...

You've probably heard the "would you rather" scenario about being offered $1M or a penny that doubles every day for a month, right?
Well, consider this little twist…
So, in case you haven't heard, a penny that doubl...

I took the 18 page report released by Trump's committee yesterday and summarized it below.
 
I hope we can all see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s not going to be as easy as turning the light switch ba...