After the interesting discussions going on here at BP, thought I would share a parallel discussion which is ongoing amongst my circle of friends:

During the housing bubble, we were watching. We have some knowledge of...

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You can't leverage the money; no debt. There's no deadline as to when you'll have to give the money back. The goal is a solid, double-digit cash return each month, but some upside is necessary, unless th...

I have a pretty simple process for selling houses. 2 of the things I do is every Monday morning, I call/email/text every agent that has shown the property in the past week, and every one that has come through my open ...

Hi all,I just joined BP and am pouring through the beginner's guides, but wanted to introduce myself and ask some questions. I'd appreciate any help you all could offer.First, a little background. I'm a Naval Officer ...

Alright, I've had too much bouncing around my head and need to put a bit down on paper to see what the rest of the BP Nation thinks. Please bare with me if you would. (Yep, looking back now that I'm done, it's long.....

I'm trying to buy my first duplex. I have one under contract, and I'm trying to determine the initial repair costs.I need to decide between keeping the slate roof and repairing year to year, or just replacing. I'm loo...

So, the horror stories of evictions abound. I'm curious though, how many of you have had a smooth eviction? What did you do that made the eviction relatively painless and less costly than the horror story versions? 

Hi - I would really appreciate some advice regarding hiring a property manager. For context, I am a first-time / would-be investor (based in Southern California) interested in purchasing a handful of SFR's in South Ge...

Just starting out in Illinois from what we have figured out so far I think setting up an LLC is best and pretty simple. Thoughts?

Preparing Loan Requests That Get Funded Lenders are driven by many factors; one of them is self-preservation. Simply put, no lender wants to make a deal that goes “upside down” Therefore, a would-be borrower, wants to...