I have organized what I believe to be some very valuable information and relationships about the economy and real estate, and will be posting updates about the San Francisco Bay Area marketplace here periodically. I s...

I read too often contractors are more of the problem rather solution to investment strategies. What if you could find a local contractor service that manged contractors based on customer satisfaction ratings you provi...

Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...

I was once a buy and hold investor. Then one day, my light was turned off by the power company, in the house I lived in.How could that happen? I had 40 houses, but I was always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Edison, the p...

Has anyone done a conventional (Fannie/Freddie) loan on any of your investment properties, then transferred the deed into your Corporation or LLC to achieve asset protection?

IF YES, did the lending instituti...

This post is for investors. Realtors might not seem to care and might think its ethical but I hate when Realtors or Brokers do this. So here's how you can over come it.

You might seem to come across a property you ...

Long post -  HELP.I got an email this morning from my tenant that I sent a non-renewal letter to last month. I gave this tenant an extra month to find new housing as it is very difficult to find housing here. She has ...

While most of us who invest in real estate (or anything really) understand the financial risks we are taking - how many of us really stop to think about the potential risk to our personal or families safety?

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I worked in the automotive repair industry for over 15 years where my image was not of major relevance. Employees wore coveralls and had no personal dealings with the public. You don't need to look like a rockstar to ...

One of the most common topics discussed on bigger pockets and other real estate forums is the decision between a property that cash flows and one that has the potential to appreciate. To take this further, I recently ...