Hello!  I am a newbie investor.  Like, super-newbie but super excited.   Have been in negotiations with a friend to partner in a short term rental venture (AirBNB).  We have a plan to buy four or five condos in the ne...

House hacking Condo: Can you sleep in the living room & rent out the other bedrooms? I am planning to house hack a 2 bedroom 2 bath (1000 sqft) condo in Houston, TX. I am wondering if I am able to sleep in the liv...

Hi, everyone!

It's neat to find a group of friendly, like-minded people.

All my life I've been interested in real estate, esp. foreclosures. In my "partying" days I would come home from a party (by myself) and read...

As I sit here going through BP blogs and read all these titles about post I'm interested in; I realize how difficult it is to balance my Monday thru Saturday job, everyday responsibilities and be interacting with RE a...

Morning all! Well while the kiddo's are still asleep I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello! I've been checking out BP the past year now and just officially joined BP yesterday!I'm now a stay-at-home mom of 2...

There aren't enough renters to build demand so prices are dropping. They're dropping so low that Landlords are choosing to keep the units vacant rather than fill them at reduced prices. In August, they warehoused over...

Overcoming the mindset of paying down mortgages is a dilemma for me.  Considering the low interest rates I am going to refinance a couple of my SFH rentals and my primary residence.  It makes financial sense to me to ...

I went to the Rappahannock REIA meeting in Fredericksburg, VA tonight and it was amazing!  There were about 25 folks from all walks of REI who were more than happy to share their expertise with others.  There was even...

I live in seattle and I’m thinking about getting my Real estate license. What are the best colleges, or online programs?