My girlfriend and I live in a house (with a conventional mortgage) that we don't wish to move out of. I want to get into rentals, but don't yet have the capital to put %20 down on a sfr in my area. I do however have t...

Afternoon BP Community. Listening to several podcasts and reading many blog articles, there is a constant debate on whether someone should contribute to a 401K or take those contributions and direct them to RE. Unless...

I have been considering rolling my employer-sponsored 401K into a checkbook/self directed IRA for the purpose of providing hard money loans because I am DISGUSTED by the low ROR I get now.  What advice do veteran lend...

Hi everyone! I recently renewed my lease but just found out the new owners are now building two ADUs in the backyard. This is more a question from a tenant’s POV—but I figure people in real estate were the best people...

This month the Indianapolis Council is to consider City Council General Ordinance No. 215.  This proposal will require/mandate that all Landlords accept Section 8 vouchers and be subject to rules that go along with th...

Hi, my name is Lauren and I am new to BP.  My husband and I started doing research and looking at properties in the Big Bear Lake area.  We have so many questions and we want to see what you guys think:1 - Condo vs Ca...

This kind of attitude scares the SH*T out of me!!! “This time is different” are the words scrawled on the wall of every financial bubble - from the South Sea to the DotCom Bust (1.0) to RE Financial Crisis - before it...

Well, first off I just reached one of my 2010 goals - to purchase a foreclosure on the court house steps!

I've been going to all auctions with meat and watching the big boys bump knuckles. You know, the stuff in the...