This is amazing that it has been 3 years going from elementary school teacher to REI and I haven't joined an online community! I've been involved with computers since a very early age.... that is nothing in today's c...

Hi! I'm new to remote Rental Real Estate Investment. I've owned rental property locally here in Cali in the past but it's been a number of years and it was only ever one at a time. I've been following the podcast for ...

Consider private money lending and/or note investing for a passive income source? You're in good company. It's a lucrative alternative investment if done right, offering strong interest returns without the headaches o...

I've been researching REI for awhile and am convinced it's a good investment. My wife isn't sold, and she has fair and valid concerns about the risk.

We are financially stable with no debt besides mortgage, on pace f...

I spent the last 3.5 years paying off all of my debt except my home.  I'll be selling my existing home in order to purchase a new live-in residence.  After all of this is done, I would like to get into real estate inv...

Hello everyone! I hope y'all are enjoying your day. I would like some advice. I am able to get a VA loan and buy a house with no money down. I was originally thinking about using an FHA loan so as only put 4% down, bu...

Hello BPer's,I am closing on my second rental single family home this upcoming Tuesday and need advice on the title company fees. The first company just charged title insurance $472 and title settlement fee $125. Comp...

Hi BPers,Generally it is well accepted maxim in BP that any buy and hold investors should have a reasonable amount of reserve for our properties just in case something goes wrong. With that in mind, wouldn't buying re...

I'm looking to invest around 300k on a beach villa in the Dominican Republic ( Gated Expat/ tourist community or buy something in the US. I can't afford anything else in Southern California where i live. Any suggestio...

I posted a week or so ago about my situation. We are getting ready to sell a house we own free and clear for roughly 200k-220k. We had been renting it for just $1200/mo which wasn't nearly enough money. Anyhow, I am l...