My name is Josh Bugbee, and I am 25 years old. I was born in Iowa but raised in Minnesota. I work in fabrication currently, but I have recently discovered that I have a huge passion for Real Estate. I have very little...

Hi BP friends, I'm a landlord in upstate NY looking for some advice about generating revenues to purchase another buy and hold.  For the past few months, I've been reading a great deal about wholesaling (I even starte...

I've finally done it. My first batch of yellow letters went out yesterday. Whoever said that thinking doesn't cure fear but action does was spot on.

I know Greg Smith's thread is popular so I figure people might enjo...

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fannie-fredd...Read this article! Looks like Freddie/Fannie will be lowering down payment requirements as well as required Credit scores.Great idea morons, let's give more credit ...

Hi EveryoneAfter reading through many excellent posts, include the "Diary of a New Construction Project" by @J Scott and @Joshua Dorkin, I thought I might add our voice here on BP. I am proposing to track the entire l...

On some other threads, there seems to be an underlying debate or difference in philosophy around buy-and-hold investment strategy:  In one camp, the goal is to invest in high appreciation areas, even though they are h...

Hello all. After many hours/weeks of research and communication with members on BP, I decided to go ahead and get my RE license for different reasons that will aid my personal goals in RE investing. I was considering ...

Let's say you're at a music store one day, looking at guitars, amps, drums, and the like. A salesman (who also happens to be a guitar teacher and successful musician) begins talking to you about starting a band. He me...

Just received news that I am not permitted by the city to purchase another property due to the affordable housing covenant im contracted under. Not the news I was hoping for and this will severely impact the financing...

Affordability is one of the biggest challenges in today’s housing market.

I believe smaller, more dense units are part of the solution:
1) Buyers can only afford smaller homes in today’s economy.

2) Denser unit...