I'm in the middle of purchasing my first flip and I'm getting a little nervous and would like to make sure I'm doing this right.  I live in California and the house is in Texas.  This is a major renovation (close to 1...

I live in Southern California, and will be for the foreseeable future. From listening to a few podcasts and reading posts here, it seems like California is not the best place to start for newbies with not a lot of cap...

Generally speaking I'm a realist that leans more on the positive of most situations. However for the last month I have been getting my butt kicked( tenant complaints, costly repairs, and next month will be my highest ...

Hey Everyone!I'm looking at short term financing options for a BRRR deal in New Bedford, Massachusetts. I cam across Finance of America Commercial and spoke with a representative who sent me over an application packet...

Our property manager refused to give us the lease agreement and lied about the tenants damaging our property and stealing our property from our home. Two different tenants lived in our home since 2019 and we had not b...

I'm ready to take the leap in real estate (I think). I've been approved for 100k through a HELOC. I know I want to start purchasing long term rentals but I can't decide if I want to BRRRR a small single family home or...

I plan to write a very detailed blog on my 1st experience using a 203k loan, but for now, I wanted to shout at the top of my lungs, that I FINALLY closed July 3, 2014 on my latest acquisition.  A 2 unit - each unit, 3...

We are looking to move to Georgia and I was curious to know how hard/strict it would be to expand houses.So for instance if we buy a 1700sqft house, how hard would it be to say build it out to say 3k?For now we are co...

My wife's employer offers what seems a good retirement plant. If she contributes to her 401k/Roth IRA 3% of her basic salary, the employer will contribute the same 3%, plus an additional 1% of her basic pay. For examp...

I just heard on the news that real estate prices are dropping like crazy in Puerto Rico due to the state of the local economy. Wondering if that's a good opportunity to start investing there. Anyone on BP currently in...