Hi All,I found some $20k already rented properties in Detroit online last night and I'm just curious why everyone hates on Detroit so much. @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner why do you guys beat up on the city? Is it...

This is the most basic budget question.  My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year.  This gives a really good place to start for a budg...

I have had a number of investors that have been excited to take advantage of airbnb with their rental properties and their own homes. Numerous clients of mine and aquaintances have already cashed in on airbnb. Propert...

Hello BP! your opinions and thoughts will be very appreciated.I have currently been crunching numbers on deals in the Broward, Florida areas. I am using the BP rental calculator on duplex,triplex, and fourplex in the ...

What's preferred: (1) High cash flow, but low chance of appreciation, OR (2) modest cash flow, but high chance of appreciation? I had a discussion last week with a fellow investor, and we were debating the merits of e...

Can anyone offer actual insight into this whole mess with Tom Krol and Vincent Polisi?

Ive spoken with Tom before and he seems like a decent guy. I just want to be sure that before I move forward I'm not doing anyth...

Hi BP,I wanted to get your opinion on something that's been bugging me for a while now. First off, I'm 18 (turning 19 in a month) and I'm in my first year at McMaster in Hamilton in the engineering program. At the beg...

Hello everyone, I'd like to tell a story about a recent experience I had with my agent and would love to hear your input on it. So recently, as of two months ago, I learned about real estate. I quickly realized that I...

I have an $82k HELOC and wanting to start out of state BRRRR. What are some good markets for this? I was thinking Ohio, Texas, or Florida, but I've been warned that Florida might be too expensive right now. Thanks in ...

I have heard quite a few reasons for living in various areas.  Weather, family, politics, job transfer, college, etc.  However, I don't recall ever hearing someone say they moved to a particular area because it was la...