Hi,I've been doing this for a few years, first just renting out the second bedroom in my condo and now since I moved out of that condo I rent out the whole thing and also bought a house where I'm living and renting ou...

Hi Everyone!This is one of my first posts here on BP asking for some advice and help. I successfully purchased my first single family property last year, and it has been working well and is pretty much running on auto...

I’ve been hearing for months that we will soon see a wave of distressed assets and forced sales. I’ve heard of numerous people raising “opportunity funds” to take advantage of what they call the “fire sale pricing” ...

Hello Everyone,New blood here by way of Foxboro, Massachusetts (Go Pats). I first grew interest in real estate back in college (PSU, New Hampshire class of 10’ ). I remember handing my landlord $2,600 cash per semes...

I've been back and forth for about a month now on what to do... I'm 31 and rent in Venice, CA; one of the most expensive areas in LA. I'd like to buy and hold and build a portfolio of passive income. How do I do that?...

The response I get most often when I ask this question is that it's disruptive to local lifestyles to have more frequently rotating tenants and as a result STRs can decrease property values.  The first one is qualitat...

Hey BP,I'm considering buying a property to first owner-occupy, and later rent out in the Bay Area. I'm looking to accomplish a few things:1) Take full advantage of Prop 13, by buying a fixer at a low price and lockin...