Hello!I'm starting to look out of state I'm currently picking my market. I've heard on BP to look for:- median wage growth- population growth - employment growthWhat are trustworthy resources I can use to find these n...

Hello BP Community,My fiance and I currently rent in the Little Italy area right near Pilsen and are looking to buy a 2 or 3 flat via conventional or FHA loan in an 'up and coming' neighborhood. What are some neighbor...

Another great article by Martin Weiss of Money & Markets!

The truth hurts. But it also heals.

That’s the lesson of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the S&L disaster of the 1980s, the giant insurance fail...

I currently have enough money to pay down 65% of a California townhome I plan to live in, but that money could easily buy several investment properites in other parts of the country.

My uncle is a real estate agent w...

For the record, I have 1 rental property in my portfolio and am not working on any flips until the crisis subsides.If you have rentals, are you able to collect rent from your tenants in Jacksonville, FL? Its due on th...

@Dave Meyer wrote this interesting article supposing inflation has peaked, and interest rates seem to agree with him. I saw gas under $5.00/gallon in Reno, NV, today. If Dave and the interest rates are right, what doe...

Hi,Currently, I manage my rentals myself.  Do I need to QCD them to a LLC?  Or do I need separate LLC for each rental?  Any pros and cons?  Even with LLC, can I still do taxes in 1040 Schedule E?

I posted a topic last week about the Wall Street Journal’s article announcing the end of the housing “bust.” I asked the question, ‘Is the Housing Bust Really Over?’ Most of you said that it depends on where you are a...

I just came across this article discussing the housing price decline that occurred in October http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-house-prices-tumble-in-october-2010-12-28?siteid=yhoof). A lot of the discussion you he...

Bought this 3/2 in Modesto, Ca in 2008. I planned to keep as a rental forever and now thinking about selling with wraparound mortgage. Breaking even right now on the cash flow. Rents haven't moved in 6 years. Would li...