Hi everyone, I have been focusing on flipping short sales for the past couple of years. I recently came across an investor that was buying the note instead of doing the short sale to get around seasoning issues. I j...

Hello, My name is Neal Richardson, President of Dream Builders 4 Equity ("DB4E").  DB4E is a nonprofit organization that teaches at-risk high school students about real estate investing and development.  The students ...

Economic Update
(Monday, November 23, 2020)

When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...

Hi everyone,Been a long time observer but this is my first post so please excuse me for going back to basics I’m trying to figure out what’s the best strategy to start and if in your opinion you should buy your first ...

hello all.  first post here.  I am interested in getting into the real estate investing world and have a few introductory questions.  Unlike many of you, I have no interest in doing this full time (at least not until ...

Hey BP family,I wanted to get yall's take on something. So next year I will be graduating from college with Bachelors degree in Finance. My plan after graduation is to start real estate investing as soon as possible. ...

I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA).  The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...

As a newbie with limited capital from which to begin investing, and a Dave Ramsey fan, I'm struggling with how to justify REI knowing he teaches to do everything with cash, including REI. In fact, it would seem that a...

I just finished Scott Trench's book "Set for Life" and let me start by saying it is a awesome read and I fully recommend it to anyone and everyone.In the book Scott bashes on typical retirement plans such as roth IRAs...