I am about 2 weeks out from (hopefully) passing the Real Estate exam, and am hoping to start the search for a brokerage now. Context, I am fully employed in Consulting, and Real Estate is a side venture for me. I inte...

Hi my name is Elliott. This is my first post here. I've been saving and educating myself over the past couple years and am about ready to make my first investment in a rental property to help on my way to financial fr...

Hi BP,My name is Anh and I'm graduating from UCSD in two months! I've been a long time fan of BP after reading Brandon Turner's books on rental investing and no/low money down financing several years ago, but haven't ...

Numbers Do Not Tell the Whole Story

Simply relying on “the numbers” can get you in a lot of trouble. There is always much more to the whole story. Do not neglect target market, neighborhood, and local employment/empl...

This is purely hypothetical, I just rented four units and find that in my area, and in the type of rental I have I occasionally find perfect tenants, but there is usually some "issue", or I have a sense they may not s...

Hello, I’m having trouble wrapping my head around a creative way to borrow money and refinance to pay that person back. Back story is, I’ve done the unthinkable and relocated with no housing or employment lined up, ho...

Hey BP,I want out of my full time job at IBM. I'm sick of it. I know, I know. Working a job (even if you don't "like" it) is a part of "growing up". Working this job is one of the most unfulfilling things I've ever do...

Hello Fellow Investors! I was a Realtor in Philadelphia, Pa so I am aware of the Real Estate Market here and how the prices of Real Estate are absolutely ridiculous.  I have a couple of Questions about doing out of st...

In my last post, I mentioned that Toledo has been making some big strides lately and has a become an investor hot spot for out of state investors. The city is ranked the #1 mid-sized city in the USA for new business s...

Hello,

I am in the process of declining a prospective tenant for a few reasons. Mainly, their income does not seem sufficient and they have only been with their employer for 4 months.

This brings me to the question...