Hello, I've been on the lookout for my first rental property in the los Angeles market. I may have found one in Tarzana which I put an offer down on but after reading a book called How An Economy Grows And Why It Cras...

Hey everyone,

I’m really happy I found the BP community and have now listened to most of the podcasts and attended my first REIA meeting this week. I’m hoping to ride that wave and really get going on investing.
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For you "private lenders" what mistakes have you made? I'm wondering if private lenders are 1. willing to disclose mistakes and 2. what they did to correct it, if they did at all.

I just read about private lending, t...

A 3/1 townhouse I own in Baltimore was trashed by a Section 8 tenant who moved out at the end of 2016. I spent more than I expected getting it back in shape. Then had difficulty renting it for several months, for vari...

I have organized what I believe to be some very valuable information and relationships about the economy and real estate, and will be posting updates about the San Francisco Bay Area marketplace here periodically. I s...

Intro…Keeping with the spirit of @J Scott 's  “Diary of a New Construction Project” where we jumped into a HUGE project that we never really had done before, “Tear a house down and build a new one back”. This adventu...

California is on fire and they don't have enough water to stop it. 
California is the richest state in the USA.
California has 3,427 miles of Coastline.
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Make it make sense.

I'm a new landlord and not quite sure what to do in this situation, so any advice is greatly appreciated. My tenant asked me today if I would replace the oven (gas stovetop) because it has a lot of tiny grease stains ...

Are you prepared to do what it takes to SURVIVE this business?Are you REALLY prepared to make those tough calls?Can you push emotion to the side for the betterment of your business?Are you willing to do EVERYTHING in ...