I read Aftershock, the latest edition, by the brothers Wiedemer. It was fairly dark, much about our economy being a multi-bubble economy, the weakness in housing for various reasons (including the 50% or so cash tr...

Hi all,Since early March I have been learning as much as I can about rental property investing through BP articles, forums, podcasts, and local meetup groups. I have started to establish relationships with local lende...

I was wondering what you all think are some good solid markets:Rising Populations - Migration expected to increaseSolid strong economy. With different industriesJobs Jobs JOBS long termGood weather long term - despite...

Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

I've heard the horror stories from landlords about how the tenant they were evicting poured cement down the toilet, played hammer darts in every room, ripped out the copper, or left piles of garbage for the landlord t...

I'm curious if there is anyone out there who has owned Turn Key properties longer than 5 years?The turn key approach sounds interesting, but most of the information I can find is relatively recent. People posting how ...

There are 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. If even just a quarter of them are removed, don't you think it would greatly affect housing markets? That'd be 2-3 million people not needing housing ...

When is the optimal time to purchase multi-family residential property? With the impending recession, what are some considerations for aspiring investors? What echelons of property should be honed in on? Which shou...

Hey Everyone,It seems like BP is dominated by US investors, which is great, but I'm wondering where are all of my Canadian friends? The concepts of investing in real estate are the same, but mortgage and tax laws can ...