Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. In my real estate business I buy out of state properties, renovate them and rent them out to tenants who wish to eventually purchase them. I set aside 5% of their ...

I recently purchased a small lot in the town of Zebulon, 30 minutes from Raleigh, NC. From my preliminary discussions with the Director of Planning for the town, I am allowed to build a quadplex on the lot. I'm thinki...

In this week’s blog, I am turning it over to Cole Thompson. He uses his 25 years of experience to offer insight on the parallels between the market during 2007-2012 and today’s market.
As a seasoned professional in ...

Hi BP,I live in Charlotte NC and have a townhouse currently rented to section 8 tenant. Rents are $995 for the past 2 years. I plan to increase rents when renewal next year, but having trouble figuring out what a fair...

Well, simplisafe has been a great product but the freaking theives stole my entire electrical meter box as well as my keypad for the system HA! (This is a hysterical laugh...)Here is what I've been searching for the l...

I’m looking into investing in Texas and I’m from California. What are the best areas to invest and are there any current investors in BP from Texas?

I think there are some initial signs that the Austin area market is starting to change.For the second time in 2016, single-family home sales volume declined in Central Texas, down 3.1% year-over-year from July 2015. I...

Living in a new age of people working and learning from home!I recently listened to the BP Podcast episode 380 (Go check it out!), and they brought up an interesting point. Many people are working from home, so I'm cu...

I'm working on a golf course clubhouse/restaurant/bar that needs some basic remodeling and a new, fresh look. Its a unique (but nice) setup, with a circular bar in the middle surrounded by tables, seating, dance floor...

So I am finally ready to jump in and buy my first single family rental property. There is a city about 30 minutes from downtown Minneapolis with property values that fit my financial strategy ($180,000 - $350,000 appr...