I called the county permitting office and they do require a permit to replace a water heater. Since it's highway robbery to pay a licensed plumber to do anything, I was wondering if most people ignore the permit issue...

Hello BP, I have a dilemma.  We have all heard the subject line a hundred times and yet I dont believe this to be true (in my short experience).  Here I am a newbie trying to secure my first deal in Omaha, Nebraska, t...

I saw earlier posts about the new law, SB 978, investor suitability requirements for trust deed investments.

California now requires that when selling or brokering all of, or an interest in trust deed investments, ha...

Hi BP community, I am in the midst of buying a 3 family property, the list price is $440.  My initial offer on the house was at $420k, which was beat by an above list offer.  Lucky for me, the offer from the other par...

So a year ago me, my wife and her parents purchased a 4-plex in Los Angeles. We payed $1.35m for it. They now want to remodel it for $1m, in order to get $3000 a month from each unit. I, however, think we should rathe...

So I thought I'd share a little post on some of the lessons I've learned in the last year and a half. During that time span I have been involved in 22 flips throughout Tampa Bay as an investor, a developer, and an age...

Anyone tried or had any luck with Airbnb? Thanks.

Looking to get started investing but don’t have millions of dollars and notice there’s not a lot of opportunity in your market? Well, this is the episode for you! Today’s guest is a long-distance investor who uses the...

My thesis statement goes as follows: The University of Minnesota should offer a real estate investing degree that enables students to use a student loan to make a down payment on an investment property. A percentage o...

Hey all, My husband and I are in escrow on a place in Yucca Valley, CA (just west of Joshua Tree) that we plan on STRing. Has anyone submitted an application here recently? Or been approved? I'm looking over the appli...