Hello all.    My wife and I are having a disagreement that we need you to weigh in on.  Here is what we are having a hard time with:We started dating in 2012, and I've always held a W-2 job of some kind. I hated the l...

I recently (...like an hour ago :mrgreen: ) went through this thread exploring the old argument between the cash flow guys and the appreciation guys.More specifically MikeOH and Nationwidepi (Mike and will) and off co...

Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...

The other day I was having a discussion with some associates about the upcoming Presidential Election, and one of them brought up the Democratic Candidate Andrew Young and his Universal Basic Income Plan called "The F...

I am in the position to go green aka electric thanks to solar, the numbers all make sense to move in this direction. My net out of pocket expense is roughly $14K, finance it with a low payment, and rapidly pay it off....

I just spent a few hours listening to Equity Trust Company talk about self directed funding for real estate deals. Wondering what other companies are out there or if there are members that are happy with ETC?  Also, h...

Hi EveryoneAfter reading through many excellent posts, include the "Diary of a New Construction Project" by @J Scott and @Joshua Dorkin, I thought I might add our voice here on BP. I am proposing to track the entire l...

I have always been fascinated with real estate.I started in 2000 investing in a couple rental houses.My "AHA" moment came in 2008 to move away from the single rentals and graduate up to large apartment complexes.My ba...

I was at a meetup the other night and a CPA came to speak with us. I spoke to him on an individual level after the meeting about a 1031 exchange that a family member is looking to move from one property to a like kind...

A friend of mine recently retired with a very, very substantial amount of money in his retirement accounts but is now having issues getting funding for a personal residence. He currently lives in CA, and is in the pro...