I am interested in finding a private mortgage. There is a short sale property I am interested in and would like to borrow 130,000 for purchase and renovation. I am in the construction trade and the cost of all th...

Again, not super cleaned up. Copied and Pasted off of my notes on my iPad. Enjoy!Dave Ramsey Money Makeover Chapter 1: Total Money ChallengeChapter 2 DenialFrog in Warming Water example - If a frog jumps into a BOILIN...

Since I have gotten into RE and doing pretty good with it I find myself looking at all my toys ( boats, extra vehicles, 4 wheelers, gun collection, etc ) thinking to myself I should sell all of it and invest into more...

I've received some PMs and e-mails asking about setting goals and what do I do in retirement. I've ressurrected an old blog from nearly a year ago that was done in 2 parts. We have SO many new members, I decided to p...

Hey everyone, I live in Phx,Az and would like to get a loan for my 1st real estate investment (in Phx,az and surrounding), issue is I doubt i could get approved, I been in the car business a while and have about $20k ...

if there is no positive cashflow expected by renting single family home here in bay area, (as property tax, mortgage and competition etc too high )what can be done to increase rental value of the home without increas...

BP Community, Got an email from my insurance company this morning stating "You have to remove the diving board. Have a nice day."Background: I rented this property out 2 months ago after living in it for a year. I had...

Well, I would have liked my first "I just bought a rental property" post to be a bit more of a brag, but it isn't! I bought an apparently nicely cash flowing property (better than the 2% rule) in a flood zone in the b...

There are a lot of brilliant minds on here and I'd love your advice.

My wife and I have been debating which debts to pay extra money towards. Pay the highest interest first? Pay the lowest balance first to free up t...

Hi BP Community!Recently, I’ve been thinking about purchasing a 2/2 SFR with a garage, and converting the garage to a 3rd bedroom.I think this is a good strategy because you can purchase a home at a cheaper price (com...