Stephen S.
How can I un-own a property ?
I own an now long since abandoned house in NJ. There was no mortgage but the taxes and W/S bills now far exceed any possible value of the property. The town used to clean up the property and then put a lien on the p...
JR C.
Hereos Act will hurt landlords in a bad way
Forgive me if this has been posted before. A search didn't find anything. As you probably know, the Democrats in the House passed the Hereos Act, A part of this bill calls for a Federal Ban on evictions of any residen...
Eddie Ziv
Appreciation VS. Cash flow - The clash of the titans....
I recently (...like an hour ago :mrgreen: ) went through this thread exploring the old argument between the cash flow guys and the appreciation guys.More specifically MikeOH and Nationwidepi (Mike and will) and off co...
Joe Splitrock
House Hack Bubble and Return of the Sub Prime
Yesterday was an interesting day. I was at the gym and overheard a gym member talking to the trainer. He as trying to talk the trainer into buying a house. He was explaining his own house hacking experience and how he...
Skip Gilliam
where to start investing so I can quit step away from my job ASAP
A little background on me, I'm 38 been with my current company 22 years managing a large retail business. I get paid fairly well, $90,000+ annual salary but I'm just exhausted with the hours, nights, weekends and holi...
Trevor Lohman
Is Southern California really that bad?
Hi everyone,
I'm a new BP member living in southern California. I haven't quite found my niche yet, but I find myself being really drawn to the buy and hold type of investing.
It seems like buy and hold...
Account Closed
Thoughts on real estate agents carrying firearms...
Hello, all. I tried to look through the forums for a related topic to this, but couldn't find one. With all the news of mass shootings, more and more people are buying weapons for their own protection. This isn't to s...
Brandon Vannier
Investing out of state, would you do it?
I live in San Diego, CA and have been looking for options locally but the numbers aren't adding up to my planned budget. I have been looking out of state at cheaper multifamily homes and those seem to bring the cash f...
George P.
motivating contractors - tips and experiences
working on the latest house (buy and hold) and my main contractor is not living up to my expectations. I have used him before a few times and did not have a problem. In the past, he'd quote something and i had him do ...
Jon Klaus
Austin is Hot
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/02/23/forecast-austin-job-growth-revs-up.html?ana=lnk
Some highlights:
19,000 new jobs are expected this year after 13,000 last year.
Unemployment rate could drop below 5...