Hi guys, first post here. 
I want to get into real estate. I have 400k saved. I'd like to know what you guys would do to learn and make the most out of the 400k. There's so much out there I don't know. I'm still youn...

Over the years my preference in flooring has changed a lot. I started out with carpet, then moved to refinished hardwoods in older homes, then I started exclusively using Allure Vinyl Planks (glue ones). Now I'm not s...

I want to run background & credit checks on potential tenants, and I'm trying to choose between Transunion's SmartMove vs. Cozy's Tenant Screening.I expect many here are partial to SM as they appear to have been a...

Looked at a property this weekend in Fruitvale (Oakland area), within walking distance to train, nice quiet neighborhood.Price: $600kUnit 1: 3 bed/1 bath renovated and vacant, really nice unit, open and airy, 1,150 sq...

Every article you read about real estate investing trends makes some mention to emerging technology and its potential impact for REI.  So my question for the BP community is this.  If there was ONE app every real esta...

I'm still a newb, sigh ... I'm trying to insure a mobile home we're rehabbing and will be ready to rent out in about a month, and my insurance lady is telling me that insurance for it will be $300/ yr for $30K in cove...

I just learned that if you start up a company in Puerto Rico and flip a house in California and hypothetically profit 100k on the flip, that since you're incorporated in PR that the USA can't tax that profit. And PR ...

Lets start off by saying that I am no social media/marketing expert by any means. I know how twitter, I know how to share a link/blog post or something interesting to social bookmarking sites but I am certainly NOT an...

Started investing 5 years ago with a single family house in Aurora, CO and about 20K in the stock market.  The house cash flowed positive instantly and has increased in value over time.  The stock market has flat line...

Hi, I'm just joining from North Alabama - Marshall county, just south of Huntsville (I live in Arab). I'm new to real estate investing, so I've got a lot to learn. I went to a seminar earlier this week with NextPhase ...