Hello, Invested in US for the past 11 years and now looking to learn a bit more about the opportunities in the international real estate. 
What are some of your favorite international investing books or resources or ...

Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...

So I sent out a bunch of yellow letters last week and I wanted to share one of my responses I got sent to my email address...

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What a creep. You think old people are stupid enough to be tempted b...

Many media outlets, respected investors and the like are reporting 2013 will be yet another recession. Possibly more severe than the one in 2008 due to factors such as increased national debt, printing money, manipula...

This is such a great message board...it's so nice to see so many New Investors soaking up as much knowledge as they can. I've made it a goal of mine to help the many new "Wannabe Investors" quickly become investors. ...

At the beginning of this year my partner and we’re considering building new houses due to the short supply of distressed properties in our market. Since then lumber prices alone are adding $24,000 to the cost of a typ...

Real estate agent? Accountant? Grocery store manager? Pizza delivery guy?Just out of curiosity, what was your job before you decided (or were able) to live off your investments? Doesn't matter how high/low paying or u...

I have had BP members send me the following:

A copy of Spin Selling (thank you Jon Klaus) cassettes, contracts they use (thank you Ricky), advice on estate planning (thanks Vikram), attorney refer...

I have my sights set on a Hubzu listed property.  They started the bid at 208k and with no other bidders, I bid to 210k at the last minute.  The reserve had not been met, and they Emailed the following day with a coun...