Timothy W.
Why Michael Moore is wrong about capitalism
http://business.nd.edu/ask_more/commentary.aspx?id=4649
I found this very interesting article written by two Notre Dame university business professors. It is short and succinct but very interesti...
Byron Scott
Officially a real estate investor
Thanks to everyone involved at BP. Especially @Joshua Dorkin (I miss you on the podcast) and @Brandon Turner. I have been working to get involved in real estate for the last 8 years. I listened to every podcast at lea...
Shane Dante
Does buying unique properties make returns?
Some backstory.I have not made my first real estate investment. Still trying to buy my first home for my family but after that's done I'd like to be aggressive about real estate investing. I love numbers but it's hard...
Matthew Irish-Jones
My Top Five Reasons New Investors Lose Money
As an investor, property manager, and Realtor focused on selling investment properties I have seen most new investors make the same mistakes. Many times they come to us for help on the property management side and we...
James Park
The millionaire real estate agent - Do i need to join Keller Williams?
One of my favorite books is the millionaire real estate agent by Gary Keller. The book shows how one can build a brokerage and have a mind set of a business owner. Although, I've ran my own business (non real estate r...
Gayla Kemp
Investors, do you own your personal home or rent?
I have been listening to podcasts and youtubes and I keep hearing people say that investors should not own their own home, they should rent. Can someone please explain the logic behind this. I have 55% equity in my ...
Ben Leybovich
What is Bad Debt?
There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good. The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...
Juan Diaz
The Difficulties of Airbnb
I decided to write a column about my own experience putting some of my investment properties on Airbnb, so that you too can learn from my mistakes, understand what a good rental requires, and learn some of the horrors...
Joel Florian
Looking to invest in Hawaii
Summary: I want to become a real estate investor in Hawaii. And I have a bunch of questions. Any advice is appreciated but specific answers preferred.1. Should I sell my $400k home in Alaska or try to rent it out?...
Bill Gulley
Sandy Hook
I'm a gun owner and I own "that" rifle and "those" magazines, but the Sandy Hook incident has changed my mind. It's not just guns, but guns are part of the picture and such needs to be addressed. I had teachers that h...