Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

Sorry if this is the wrong place to question this, but why should any buyer or seller use a realtor? I have been having this argument over the last 2 years because in my opinion (base on real facts) Realtors are the t...

I love how all it takes is two governor races to make Republicans think they have a fighting chance. Keep the hope alive!

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I am looking for some insight about investing in the hood aka rougher part of town, where properties are much less inexpensive - it would be nice to help contribute to these rough areas by making them l...

It's a daily occurrence that somebody creates a thread here on BP talking about how bad their Realtor is, and how Agents all suck etc....Myself, I'm licensed and have sold over $200 Million, so it's a fair assessment ...

Who's your favorite fake guru?
Oh my... this is not an easy question - so many to chose from. From the fake lifestyles, the rented yachts, private jets, Lamborghini's/ Ferrari's, and most of all the fake success. One...

I constantly see investors buying up HOA liens at the foreclosure auction and wonder what is the reason? If they had no mortgage or a low balance on the mortgage, I would understand. Most times they are way under wate...

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...

If you have cash, should you use it or is it better to use leverage if you can?  So far, I've almost exclusively used cash to build our small portfolio.  My goal for the year was to fully replace my current after tax ...