I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA).  The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...

Ok, long weekend and a little lighthearted fare:

Real estate investors - what kind of car(s) do you drive? Do you prefer luxury cars? Modest cars? How many drive cars with many, many miles on them? And - if you...

Hi BP!

I am new to BP and I am loving it! I listen to all the podcasts and love reading these posts.

My wife and I are not fans of debt (good or bad). We worked very hard to graduate from college debt free. We are b...

We just purchased a 78 unit property in the DFW area that had horrible management, tons of deferred maintenance, and 25 vacant units..... hope I don't regret it!  Thought it might be interesting to those looking at mu...

Hi everyone,

My name is Tiffany I’m from Cocoa beach and I’m interested in purchasing a home or condo. I don’t really have a mentor figure to help me a long the way, so I was hoping I could get some advice from here....

I have a tenant who lives in one of my apartments who has given notice to move out on May 31st. I should note that I had a full-time property manager at the time she moved in (they have since been removed), and unfort...

Hey BP,I was out yesterday doing some shopping and the owners of the store I was in approached me about selling their other location. I'm a frequent customer and they know I buy real estate which is why they asked. Th...

I came across a house that's going to be sold at a foreclosure auction. I did some research and found that the owner transferred the property from his name into an LLC about 2 years ago. Would that have any effe...

Good morning folks! I'm starting a rehab journal to assist those new to rehabs and give them a bird's eye view of the rehab process from A to Z. We've been in business (collectively) for over 20 years so we've learne...

Hello RE friends,

In an effort to move beyond theory (e.g. reading, speculating, postulating) and into practice there was a need to invest in a commodity.

Commerical paper doesn't seem as interesting because it's ...