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http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/2010/08/12/how-to-understand-american-decline.html
Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...
I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?
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It has been a few months since I have really been active on BP, but my wife and I just came to the conclusion of our second “deal” and I wanted to jump back on to share some of the details and transformation photos wi...
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Not sure if I mentioned that today. Yes, I am 100% invested in Index Funds , and yes, I am staying the course (Probably take years to recover the losses), and yes I believe in "Buy and Hold". It just stinks to see ten...
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I haven't seen a single deal in the city of atlanta that cashflows, and I've looked at about 200.
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In an effort to be real, honest and fair, I will admit I can think of 3 key things I like about Obama.
1. Credit card reform legislation. This was smart and is, for reasons I don't understand, an underplayed bipart...
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@Joshua Dorkin , I wanted to ask if you could put together something structured (podcast, extended thread, book, etc) about the 07-08 real estate crash. A lot of us got burned badly during that time so it would b...
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Hi BP,
This one is for investors that had purchased properties in last 2 years. How are you guys preparing for a possible market collapse?. For example in my area I've seen SFH the were sold in 2012-2013 for as low as...
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Hi, does anyone know anything about a crowdfunding group called Groundfloor? A friend of mine asked me about them and she wants to invest with them. I don't know anything about them. Any insight would be greatly appre...
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My goal is to produce $3k/month profit from rental properties while spending less than 1hr/week on management (e.g. engage a property manager).
I could buy a couple properties in cash, or buy several properties with ...