I'm going to look at a property that makes great sense on paper but has been on the market for too long. It is also 2 1/2 hours away, a bit farther than I usually look. I'm looking at paying a contractor/inspector to ...

I'm always getting the sneaky leaky sink charge for under $200 on my properties.  It seems like it is one of the most popular things that show up on under the radar every month.  My question, it seems like it is alway...

2009 - 2012 were fantastic years to quickly accumulate wealth. Many of us took advantage and the ones that were able to buy and hold in mass have built substantial balance sheets. When I first started, my goal was to ...

I recently purchased a 10 unit apartment building in Long Beach, CA and my strategy is to do a value add. The exterior of the building has a decent amount of cosmetic deferred maintenance (needs landscaping, exterior ...

Hi Guys,

I graduated college last year, and am planning to invest in real estate, but the issue right now is a negative net worth due to student loans.

Is it even possible to start out this way, or reco...

Hey guys I'm 19 years old and am wondering what I should do with my life. I graduated 4th in my class out of 678 students, not because I was the smartest but because I worked 10x harder than the rest of the class. I d...

After two unsuccessful attempts to buy a SFH (outbid on short sale and HUD home), I'm looking at a duplex to live in half and rent half. I know nothing about real estate and was directed to BP by a friend. I li...

Hey BP!,Since graduating I found myself anxious to get into real estate asap! I keep reading all these success stores and I feel I am ready but the only thing holding me back is thinking should I get out of debt first...

Every landlord always talks about how great their investments have been and that's usually the case but we all from time to time run into some real tough situations. Well here is mine -

Beginning of October I had 8 ...