Read this article on The Morning Brew:Rent for a one bedroom apartment in San Francisco plunged nearly 12% year-over-year in June, according to apartment rental platform Zumper. That’s a record decline for the city an...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)

The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...

Hey BP,I recently took over management of my short term rental. I'm thinking of ways to monetize the rental. My goal is to increase revenue by 10% through monetizing strategies such as late check out and things like t...

Hello BP Community,I am looking to start or join an OC master mind group focusing in commercial real estate (CRE) to surround myself with like minded people.  As they say, your network is your net worth.Using the mast...

Hi all - Thought I'd share some of the "red flags" or warning signs I consider when accepting bookings at our vacation / short term rentals.  If several or most of these are present, I won't hesitate to deny or cancel...

Friday after submitting my water meter reading I received a call from the water company informing me that the water usage at my 6 unit property was twice the average and that I should expect ~$1000 water bill for the ...

Hi, we'd like your experienced opinion! My husband and I are interested in buying rental properties to augment our retirement income (10 years from retirement). We're new to this, but have been reading and visiting op...

I closed on a fourplex in early June and just received the water bill and it's $711.40 for the period of June 5th to July 20th. This threw my math off. How can I get this under control??? Is this expected? I have a du...

Looking for recommendations on what processes to put in place, services to hire people to find and the overall best way to launch this property. I have a fair amount of long-term rentals near this location and I live...