Welcome to the first 2014 East Bay Meetup!

The last meetup in Oakland was a great exchange, so time for another one! Please post on this forum instead of the old one if you plan to attend, so I can get a ba...

So, I just finished listening to Podcast 60 with @SergeS and it got me thinking.  He was working a full time job, and took his business from 0 to 68 units in four years.  In the podcast he referenced very often he wou...

Admittedly, I am naturally an early riser. I naturally wake up at about 5 AM without the need for an alarm clock. This is haw I’ve been since I can remember.  I have read several books such as The Miracle Morning and ...

when you go after the banks......

http://www.wikileaks.com/

Now this. I guess just like students don't like to perform on tests, the Teachers don't like to have their tenure dependent on their ability to teach.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039443/Pressured-teachers-t...

Overbidding is the opposite of being a conservative investor. It happens when you buy above the market rate, compared to similar properties in the same general area. Another telltale sign of overbidding is when you pu...

To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves.  New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...

If you had the capital, would you wait for the correction or still invest now?I understand local markets will drive the ultimate decision, but it feels like every market I look:1) unemployment is through the roof in t...

BP is great place. The world in general is not. Over the last year I have listened to all the BP podcasts, those guests who succeed are showered with praise and emulation. That's why we are here, we want to be like th...

It’s fun to dream about situations like this, but I’m not dreaming... And I do NOT want to screw this opportunity up. Asking for real advice.

We sold our Denver home for $800k, a cash offer, we close in exactly on...