Hello BP!I tried searching on the forum for someone in a similar situation, but I didn't find much. My life story starts when I got a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance so I would have a resume tha...

Folks - I just wanted to seek some input on an analysis I ran to get your thoughts to compare between two scenarios to see if I have missed anything out. If not, I would really appreciate some inputs / alternate point...

My wife and I are cross-shopping rentals and buying. Leaning more towards renting though. My question is this... We are very meticulous people. We have the nicest looking home on our street, greenest grass, tidiest ...

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My name is Sean.  I've owned an investment company in Iowa for a little over 3 years now.  My business partner and I typically wholesale, flip, or buy and hold.  We have a new (and unfamiliar) opportunity that...

The Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Protection Act have made it virtually impossible for a consumer to obtain a hard money or private money loan anymore. In the wake of the financial crisis, many consumers have had hits t...

Ok I have acquired over 120 units of rental property and have used the following rules: 1) Purchase properties in areas that have a geographic Impediment to growth. 2) Don't purchase a property that you wouldn't be w...

This question is directed mostly toward those of you who have a "day job" and real estate is only supplemental to your income and/or retirement fund.

I will likely be buying a third property (for a total of two renta...

First, thanks to @Douglas Dowell and others for switching me onto Glenn Mueller. His latest commercial real estate cycle analysis is here: http://www.irem.org/File%20Library/Events/IFLC/IFL...I am worried about overbu...

I have seen a decent amount of flipper houses go into pre foreclosure lately in Phoenix that were purchased at the top of the market.  These houses loan balances are too high to make any money on a flip buying it for ...

I recently read on BP that 7 markets including Portland and Denver were at risk for a Housing bubble. I am from Portland and our end game is to get back there in a year. The fact is I could not agree more with a housi...