***UPDATE 11/19/13: Forbes heard us loud and clear - and they said they were getting overwhelmed with messages from us and we didn't need to vote anymore! So .. mission accomplished! You can ignore the rest of this...

I'm a new RE investor and new to BP! I'm an Emergency Medicine physician in the Bay Area a few years out of residency training (still paying off loans). My first property is in a Dallas suburb that I purchased using a...

That’s a rhetorical question because of course they do and I’m going to be proof soon. Good afternoon BP friends. If you haven’t guessed I’m an Army Warrant Officer that’s delving into real estate now. I’ve always bee...

Hi everyone,I am a new member here at BP, but have been scrolling over your forums and listening to some of the podcasts for quite a while now.  A little information about me -  I have a full time job in IT Support, w...

Trying to determine the best way to value a mobile home park. Cap rate or income? Or any other options.

There was a great article in here a few years ago but was hoping to get prospective from someone doing it, to...

I'm an investor/developer in Colorado Springs and I've been in the Short-Term Rental Game since 2017. I've got my own Real Estate portfolio of Short Term Rentals that make $2,000+/mo each in cash flow. I've noticed a ...

Hello,According to NOLO's Tax Deduction Guide, the waters are somewhat murky when determining whether a rental property owner is a "business" or "investor."  I own one out-of-state single family residence that has ten...

I'm the owner of a vacation rental management company called Stays You Like and we have 25 STRs under management in the Joshua Tree area. I took that experience and data from reliable sources to put together this mark...

Are you frozen by Analysis Paralysis? Here are a few great articles that should help you get through it:

- 5 Ways to Overcome Analysis Paralysis
- Avoid Getting Stuck in Real Estate Investing’s Paralysis of Analysis
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I have a house under contract for $137,000, I am guessing that it will appraise for around $210,000. When it comes time for the down payment, can I use the equity in the home as the down payment?