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Irvine , CA Thursday, January 07, 2016 According to a new study of companies leaving California during the last eight years, the state's business climate will worsen because of a multitude of proposed tax hikes and ne...
Hello BP community. I am a newbie to real estate investing and located in the bay area. I am looking for my first deal around Freno, CA area (want to start local). I have spoken to few realtors. 3/2 SFHs are priced ar...
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I just read it looks like HQ2 is going to NYC and Virginia. NYC for talent attraction and VA/DC for politics is my guess. Thoughts?
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I met with an electrician about upgrading and updating all the electrical at my house.
He sent me the quote the next day and I agreed.
That evening he turned up at my house to collect $500 cash to buy materials.
I sai...
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I just finished listening to podcast 257 and wonder which out of state places are probably the best to invest into for rental properties (not rehab) for 2018?
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I have been living in Eastern Europe for the last 3 years. I had a couple STRs in the Tahoe area a few years back. They did great. I'm not as young as I used to be and decided I don't want to shovel snow anymore. Taho...
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Hi all! I’m a 24 year old aerospace engineer and flight instructor in the Seattle area.I’m originally from Rhode Island, went to college at Purdue in Indiana, and have been working in Seattle full-time since 2012.I r...
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Houston, Do we have a problem?I'm wondering if the market is softening in Houston Texas.Fair warning: I'm new to analyzing. And my information is from realtors web sites. (not raw data) But the data is reported to com...
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hi i am a 29 yr old south east Michigan resident.. i am going to begin actively searching for my first real estate investment may 1st... i am starting by investing my own hard money .but i am still debating on weathe...
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Hi Guys,I have been trying to contact some "investor friendly" Realtors, as well as Contractors, and knowledgeable Investors in the Seattle area. I will be moving to the area in the foreseeable future, and want to de...