If real estate agents ever discovered how wholesalers make their money, would they still bother becoming or remain agents? I know we are not suppose to let realtors get wind of how wholesalers buy and sell properties ...

Hi BP, I have been researching, reading and listening to everything I can find in REI for the last few months. I feel that settling on the plan to follow is the biggest hurdle. I am pretty sure I now understand my inv...

I am new to real estate investing. So please forgive any wording that is incorrect in this post. But, a lot of people I have talked to say to stay away from property managers and mange the properties yourself. Yet on ...

Bad news announced today. The new release is removing the ability to contact guests by hiding their emails and phone numbers and filtering them in the messaging.Given the fact VRBO is awful in vetting the guests, this...

(I'm kind of copying @joederobertis' other post asking for predictions about beachcities poised to boom.)Since so many neighborhoods in LA have been gentrifying recently into "cool yuppy/hipster" areas.  Heck even San...

Hey y'all! So, I recently tried out my first home purchase with a company called Roofstock and had a terrible experience.This is round number 2!! Going with a company called Memphis Invest. They have a TON of good rev...

I’m a real estate investor based out of Los Angeles. I have been doing it for ten lovely years. However, what I am about to say truly pierces my perpetual LA pride. You couldn’t pay me enough money to invest in Los An...

Hello,
Who here does not follow the 50% rule when analyzing/purchasing a property for long term hold? There are a few reasons I can see someone not using it i.e. they are relying on appreciation (not my cup of tea), ...

Hey everyone! I want to begin my investing career but not sure where to start , I make about 20k/year , I currently am renting in nyc for $700 a month , I have 15k cash saved up . And another 5k in my Roth IRA . I️ wa...

I hope this post will help inspire new investors to keep pushing everyday until they reach their goals. I owe a lot of my success to the BP community and I hope to give back as much as I have received! 
Three years a...