Julie Marquez
Unhealthy Frugality Disease
Blame it on the holidays, consumerism season, or the purchase of my latest rehab project, but I've been thinking a lot about my relationship with spending money. I have this unhealthy relationship with healthy money m...
Vinay H.
RE Crash prediction for 2020
I read that rents are down at least 3% in the hot markets of SF, NYC and Boston? Any landlord in these areas care to comment? If so, how does that affect the decisions to buy rental properties in these metros as the t...
Clint G.
Why I ignored the 1% rule
I'm getting ready to purchase my second SFH rental in a booming Texas town full of new industry. This property is on the same street as my other SFH. Looking at the numbers, here's why I disregarded the 1% rule when m...
Diane G.
Memphis is the new Las Vegas
These days, you can't stay on BP for more than 5 minutes without seeing a thread about investing OOS in Memphis...It is absolutely becoming the new Las Vegas, in my opinion...When the music stops, and it will and it a...
Gabriel Farfan
If u had no ties 2 any city,Where would u move 2 start investing?
Lets just say you bribed your girlfriend with a puppy and she said she's willing to move anywhere in the country to support your real estate investing career.....Where would you go?
Alex Johnson
Investing in Turn Key Properties??
Does anyone have strong opinions either way about purchasing turn key properties for buy and hold investment? Have you had success with them and stand by the model, or on the flip side, have you had a negative experi...
Mindy Jensen
I Want to Know: Where Do You Shop?
Most investors need supplies of some sort. (I shop at Home Depot because I can literally see it from my front yard.)But unfortunately, Home Depot doesn't carry everything.Where do you shop? What dumpster company are y...
Stephen Spearman
Moving Tenant Asking for Us Not to do Tours due to COVID
One of my tenants will be moving in July and I am beginning to do tours for the turn over for potential renters and the moving tenant is asking for us not to do tours due to safety concerns because of covid. I notifie...
Mindy Jensen
From $0 Net Worth to $1 Million in Financing in 2-1/2 years
Our Director of Operations, @Scott Trench , is quite young in the grand scheme of things.But his experience level raises his age considerably, and his thought processes show just how wise-beyond-his-years he truly is....
Will Barnard
The Best Retirement Plan
IRA/401k plans as they relate to self direction/self administered has been a hot topic lately and as such, I would like to attempt to get a consensus on experienced investors' perspectives to the following question:
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