Hoping to pick your brains about the best course of action here.$135,000 remaining on Primary home @ 3.75%$165,000 remaining on Investment property @ 4.25%Both properties are in North Carolina.  Investment property is...

As I'm sure a lot of you know many of the properties being offered up by the wholesalers typically have foundation issues. I'm curious as to what others in the area think about these? Addressing foundation issues can ...

Hi everyone! My girlfriend and I just bought our first house hack in Los Angeles. The house was built in 1914. During inspection, we were told that we need to Seismic Retrofit the foundation; bolt down, upgrade posts ...

Have you considered building new to keep up with demand in your market?Consider Modular for Speed, Cost SavingsColumnist Lew Sichelman explores why modular construction can be a successful solution for multifamily dev...

Hello BP,
I'm currently looking for the most effective house hacking strategies for my first home in the Seattle area.
Here are some key aspects of my situation:

 I commute to downtown Bellevue 2 times a week. I ...

As I map out my investment strategies for the next 5, 10 and 20 years, I can't help but surmise that RE investing will become easier. I could be wrong, but here is why I think I'm right.

My generation, (I'm almost 3...

Hopefully someone can shed some light on this. My sister n law's apartment was flooded during the storms here in Houston.

My question is what rights does she have in regards to breaking her lease. The complex is sa...

Why I like investing in real estate more than 401(k)s.
Both offer tax deferrals, but here's the difference:
If you're making pre-tax contributions to your 401(k), then withdrawals = ordinary income tax.
With real e...

I was wondering if anyone has had experience using a 401k loan for capital towards buying an investment property? Most company 401k plans (including mine) allow you to take out a loan of up to $50k (or the lesser of 5...

According to this article, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/history-says-home-real-estate-is-a-bad-investment/if you take out the recent housing bubble and just look at returns on real estate for the past 100 years, you wi...