Garrett Brown
Airbnb relaunches its "Experiences" category heavily
Airbnb went heavily into on-platform Experiences in 2016 and realized quickly it had more challenges than expected. After taking down thousands of listings over the last few years, they have decided to relaunch Experi...
Beth Collingz
Condotel Investments in the Philippines are Better
Condotel Investments: Not Always a Smart Idea in the United States !
Even with record room rates, owning your piece of the condo-hotel business in the United States might not be so profitable, experts are saying. Yet...
Stephen Williams
Considerations for turning expensive home into rental
I am retiring from the military and currently have my home on the market north of Seattle for $775k. Based on the estimated prices we have $300k in equity right now. The market for our range of home has just about co...
Jacob Perez
BP Canada - Let's Mastermind to hit our 2018 Investment goals
What's up BP Canada Family.Something some friends and I do that I've found really effective is to Mastermind regularly to keep everyone on-track, focused, and accountable towards their goals. Would love to hear everyo...
Anshul Pandey
Which state to consider next for OOS investing?
I started last year and I have 5 units in Phoenix area and couple of primary (bought in 2014) and secondary home (bought in 2021) in Seattle which is where I am based. Phoenix is getting more and more expensive and nu...
Michael Anderson
Continue with closing or back out?
I'm a first time investor and am scheduled to close on my first SFH April 3rd. I am buying the house for $37/sqft - others on the street have sold in same condition as it will be in post rehab for $75/sqftClass B/C -...
Account Closed
New credit report rules require 30 months of payment history
Just saw this story here: http://bit.ly/2d6Px2RThe gist of it is that beginning tomorrow Saturday 9/24/16 lenders will now consider a mortgage applicant's payment history over 30 months to determine their credit worth...
Jack B.
Recession affect on real estate prices
When you look at this chart, you see that overall there is often a mild impact on real estate prices but not always. Sometimes the prices remain unaffected and sometimes like with the 2008 crash, they can be significa...
Nicole Heasley Beitenman
Is this lender legitimate? Something seems off
Hi BP!I'm looking for a hard money lender for a 6-unit apartment complex. My agent gave me the name of a lender she found on BP, Joshua H. Brown. She warned me that she did not know him and had never worked with him b...
Bob Malecki
Which states have debt collector licensing requirement?
I was just researching WA for debt collector license requirements and found the article linked below, summary sez:" Who Is a Debt Collector Under Washington Law?The definition of a debt collector under the Washington ...