HELLO,Do I tell the seller I am the investor and have other partners I work with (because it's just me)? If I say i have partners to help negotiate price but the seller might be wondering whats taking so long to close...

I'm haunted by Ben L.'s comment "Don't be a retail investor!" in the podcast on rental properties. This is also common advice in real estate investment books. Always buy at a discount, or, as Warren Buffett says, with...

Hey guys, A little background: I've been renting a house for 2.5 years and my landlord is looking to sell. 2 Years ago they moved to Chili and now they decided they're going to stay. Before I moved in they had the hou...

I contracted to purchase an REO in December of 2010, skipping all the long and boring details, I finally just received word that the deal is accepted and I am now in escrow. I will not post any of the real numbers her...

So I've been on BP for a few months and always follow the discussions in out-of-state markets that I'm interested in.  The story is always the same with people from the Bay Area, Socal, NY, or any other large market t...

Hi BP community, Please keep reading through this intro to get to the guts of my question.I have decide that I am going to purchase my first multi family property. I purchased my first home in 2012 and held for 8 year...

Hi Team - I wanted to walk through a couple of quick thoughts on what I see as the most at-risk parties in a potential recession. 1) Middle-Class Homeowners - A middle-class homeowner reliant on one source of income, ...

My wife and I have finally made the decision to leave Southern California and seek greener pastures.  We are in our early 40s and don't have a retirement plan or much saved, and we've come to the realization that the ...

Hey everyone, I accomplished my goal of getting my first rental property under contract by the end of 2017 and I close on this property soon. I have been calculating the best way to grow my portfolio, but I am curious...

Hey Guys,So I am going to be starting my first even direct mail. I decided to take some big steps so I created my own yellow letter (was not easy) in order to save some cashola at least until the first deal hits my de...