Hi BP members! I’m a newbie to real estate investing. For the past 6 months I’ve tried to educate myself on the topic. I’ve read some books, started listening to the BP podcasts (I’m close to episode 100), and read so...

I'm still running numbers on properties I can access via the MLS and a friend who is a realtor, just for practice. I then had my roommate look at my spreadsheets because he is a numbers guy and likes to play devil'...

When a lead calls, how should I answer the phone?

"Hello this is Brian, how may I help you?"

or

"NAME OF COMPANY, this is Brian, how may I help you?"

Is it better to NOT mention that I am a ...

My Name is James, I currently own a home in Youngstown New York. I am a plumber/steamfitter and due to work being slow in the area I have been working in Pennsylvania since December of 2018At some point last year whil...

I have an IRA with about 27k in it.  Its not my primary retirement investment vehicle.  I am currently working with a friend who is planning on opening an sdira with one of the custodians listed on bp.  His has about ...

I'm wondering if you were to have a do over when you were about to buy the home that you currently live, would you have paid what you paid for the house in community that you live in or paid more for a similar house i...

Hi,Housing prices have inflated over the last year and a half significantly.For example in a market where in mid 2020 a two-family was priced at 160K, it is now priced at 260K.My consistent question is does this price...

Does anyone have advice to share on how to handle when a close family member is a real estate agent, but doesn't specialize in working with investors? I've already experienced some animosity from prior transactions wh...

Hey all - question on necessary reserves when applying for a loan through a US bank. I'm currently working on closing my second US property, first time financing through a bank. They just mentioned that I need to show...

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According to CNBC, the consumer price index was up 3% in June from 12 months earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday in its monthly inflation report.It’s the smallest incre...