If you had the opportunity to buy a building for $850,000 at 50% down versus putting the same amount of money into the stock market and just letting it ride (assume VTSAX as the vehicle) which would you choose? And wh...

I was reading this CNN article hardly a conservative bastion. The article discussed five norms we should expect going forward. Thought I would share and get your reaction.

The five new norms

Long term unemployment...

I have 3 properties in the Asheville area: 2 LTRs and 1 STR. Still not 100% certain there is no damage to any of them, but so far it seems all is good. A friend drove by and said they didn't seem to have any damage bu...

Were any of you investing in STRs back in '07/'08/'09? I'm trying to understand how much (%) revenues drop in a down market so that I can factor this into my underwriting. Seems like most of us on here are relatively ...

I'm a newbie and still learning how to analyze/compare different areas. I have local lists of Absentee Owned Homes, Paid Off Mortgages, Recently Flipped Homes, etc. for every neighborhood in a particular city (I'm us...

Hi there. Whilst I'm a newbie to real estate, i'm no newbie to business.  At 26 i started my own company (in China) and recently sold it for millions.   Now I want to create passive income and I have created a strong ...

It's been a hell of a ride during the past 2 years. I started my real estate investor back in June 2012. Bought 12 Class B townhouses and started learning being a landlord, 3 months later bought 37 class D apartments....

Hello BP,I've found an interesting deal in my hometown of Waitsburg, Wa. which I would love your advice on. Please bear with me as I just stumbled on this last night and am still learning about the property myself. Th...

How would you furnish 3 bedrooms for sleeping? I am purchasing a 3 bedroom home with an ADU. My husband and I will be living in the ADU and using the main house as an STR. 
The property is in a residential area and n...

This forum is for anyone coming to my Networking Summit who would like to talk about the Texas market to start connecting and talking about this market before the Summit! (see website in signature) If you're a local w...