Good evening, everyone.    Last year, I purchased a house for myself with 3 additional rooms to rent.  So far, this has been going very well.  I have two vacancies coming up soon that have me a little worried, but thi...

We were very happy with the automated rent payment system from Erentpayment.com, however, after they the issues in November when they lost rent payments we are looking at other options.  What other services are out th...

So, I have a duplex that has about $150,000 in equity and I am starting to think about purchasing my next investment property. Ideally I'd take $20-$30k out with a HELOC to fund my next downpayment. I hear that gettin...

I have bought 2 SFR in East Palo Alto for around 800K and 900K and have rented both of them. They are both cash positive. This was during last 1 year. What do people think of East Palo Alto in terms of further appreci...

Howdy BP crew, 
I’m a young mid-20s civil engineer and have been stuck in analysis paralysis with regards to buying my first property. I currently rent ($1140/month) & work around the Sunset Valley area in southw...

Welcome to my weekly skeptical investor forum, right here on BP! A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
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I am late to the game and just like everyone else, I wish I had purchased property back in 2012 when we first moved here. We currently rent but we prefer to buy and own. Here is my dilemma; I would love to buy in the ...

Hello BP family,
I was scheduled for a closing this Thursday. However, that has been extended a week since they have to evict two units. My loan officer hasn't got back the clear to close due and or closing disclosur...

Hello all,We are working on acquiring a 74 unit property at this time and am curious on how your property management is set up. A couple quotes we've received are PM fees of 5% and 6%, respectively, for off-site manag...