In 2010 I had the rose colored glasses knocked off my face hard and I am trying to understand why and how there is such Happy Talk right now about the economy.  I am trying to figure out if it is my pessimism based in...

We are planning to show our rental unit to an applicant soon and our tenant is saying "no. You can show it after we move." We replied that as it states in our lease terms we can enter the property with 24 hours notice...

We have a progressive tax system in this country that supposedly taxes the "rich" more than common folks. I was wondering at what point someone magically becomes rich and should shoulder the burden of carrying others...

Hi, I just wanted to share my first flip with the BP Community.  On February 1st I purchased a single family for $105,000 from a wholesaler.  The property was the ugliest house in the neighborhood and was abandoned mi...

I recently joined the REI group in my city and went to a 2 day new investor class. At the end of the class the presenters offer a 6 month hands on mentor program that includes goign to the houses with you to write de...

As someone who has paid to go through multiple real estate training programs and mentorships, I'm curious to know your thoughts on what I have experienced, observed, learned, and discovered in the past few years. Here...

I've been vetting gurus to determine where an investment would return the greatest ROI. Many gurus dangle their network, trainings and resources but few deliver real value. Fewer still actually show-up to deliver the ...

In general, I love to work on and see a project complete successfully. I currently work as an IT computer administrator, and there is a never ending line of projects to complete and I love the feeling of completing th...