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I was asked a question in another thread and when I started to answer the question, I realized it was a topic that was quite deep and may be good for a separate discussion.... Originally posted by @Bryan K.:
@Marcia ...
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We all are inspired differently. I'm curious why other people on BP started their financial independence journey. Personally, I sought financial freedom after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad during COVID and realizing that ...
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We have had a fully booked month in March and April until airbnb emailed our guests to let them know they could disregard our refund policy and cancel without penalty. Some of our guests would have rescheduled and we ...
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Back in 2008 when the real estate market took a dive, many of my clients were upside down and risked losing their properties. I began to offer them an alternative means to keeping their properties viable, short term ...
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I am looking at making an offer on a property in Batavia, NY. It's a 2900sq. ft. 5bedroom, 2bath in a so-so area. The comparables are from 70k to 90k. I am looking at living in the property for around two years ...
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My new tenants seem to want to take care of repairs themselves. They are a couple in their seventies, so I see their obvious aversion to having the landlord coming around to take care of things as evidence of their de...
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BP Community,
My family has received an offer to sell a real estate asset for well over one million ($1,000,000). Whether the transaction goes through is not guaranteed, because the offer is contingent on the buyer ...
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Hopefully a new(ish) topic. My partner and I have been together ten years. We’ve been living together for 6 or so, financed a car together, and have intertwined finances. We want to buy our first rental property, but ...
Hi there! So I recently got word that my wife and our soon-to-be-newborn will be heading to Oxnard, CA this coming Summer, and will be living there for the next few years. I own a few properties now (3 doors currently...