Hi BP community,It’s taken awhile to get my financial planner to understand what I’m doing with Real Estate Investing. I interviewed a new one from a well regarded independent boutique firm and again he didn’t quite g...

I was curious as to how licensed brokers (in California, or anywhere similar) handle fee splitting when buying properties for themselves. Presumably as a broker/agent, if you present the selling agent with a buyer, yo...

Operating Expenses seem to be a big shade of gray for investors. Especially for a newbie like myself who has never run an investment property. Do the vets recommend itemizing expenses when running a cash flow statem...

I'm looking at a few properties in Phoenix. Can't seem to find anything that yields greater than 4-5 percent return. Would you be ok with that return? Assume down payment is 25%-30%.

IRA/401k plans as they relate to self direction/self administered has been a hot topic lately and as such, I would like to attempt to get a consensus on experienced investors' perspectives to the following question:

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/business/economy/23decline.html?hp

It seems like they might be jumping the gun a bit. Yesterday they had an article that small time investors are leaving the stock market. But people...

Where is the Real Estate market headed from here, will the prices go up, down or remain the same. Thoughts?

I have read that now its only legal to invest 10% of your liquid net worth in a trust deed in California. So if you want to buy a 100k trust deed you need to have a cool million in the bank. I have also read that yo...

Even though my unit is considered a condo, it is a 2-story townhome with a basement. I was single 8 years ago when I purchased this home with excellent credit and had more than 50% to put as a down payment (my mor...

We have been sitting on a little over $25,000 in cash for a few months. I've yet to pull the trigger on where to invest it. What would you do to begin turning this $25,000 into early retirement?