I have lived in the San Francisco bay area for the last 15 or so years, and am anxious to start doing some buy-and-hold investing.  However, it seems that price-to-rent ratios are solidly over 30 in my area, and gener...

I have recently purchased a condominium as my primary residence in August 2018. I am on a 30-year fixed with 4.75% interest rate. Can I replace my current mortgage with a first lien HELOC? I tried a few times to obtai...

I am looking around to buy a property in or around Oakland, CA and was wondering if it is worth looking at the ones that are tenant occupied. I know Oakland is very renter friendly and you need a just cause to evict s...

There has been a lot of talk of people moving out of California. To this effect, the Los Angeles Times has an article that goes by the subject "High taxes be damned, the rich keep moving to California". Has anyone rea...

hello bp,
I am active military and currently deployed. I have been researching and listening to podcasts and trying to learn everything I can about wholesailing. Listening to one of the podcasts and reading some of th...

Hello guys , I have a huge problem ( i mean huge) . Long story short ( Very long story ) i brought a home in Cleveland for 13K 2 family my first property . When i brought the home it was full with people living up and...

what are you doing today to keep that ball rolling forward? "DOING" is the key... whats your goal today? what are you working towards to accomplish?HOw are you MAKING your way to that goal- vision?Do you takes steps e...

Hey everyone, I’m curious about how you all decide when to refinance or sell a property you’ve held onto for a while. Do you go by interest rates, property appreciation, or maybe just a gut feeling when it’s time to c...