I've been lucky in that all my previous condos were bought vacant which allowed me to get in and renovate and change our wear items which gives me long term peace of mind. I bought a quad last November which was fu...

Ok everyone, what is your best no-money-down strategy?

I haven't done one in a long time. I find that most no money down deals are just not good deals or good properties in the first place. Also, it seems much hard...

Hi all, Newbie here, so please be gentle. I have to say I'm just shocked at the level of giving back I see around here. It's counterintuitive to think that such an opportunistic field of practice would have such a sup...

Hi everybody, I just bought my first property in Aiea, HI (on the outskirts of Honolulu) and am set to close the first week of October! I've been on BP for a looong time, but my real estate investing dreams were put o...

An investor who had a fire at their property had full insurance coverage on the loss, the policy was in force, had about $90,000.00 in damage, had a limit of insurance of 1.5 million dollars, and was a clear cut case ...

So why did his administration take 12 days to take the gulf oil spill seriously and do something?

I thought Obama was suppose to be an environmentally friendly president. Can you imagine if this happened during the...

My lease, which I bought from a lawyer, says "a reasonable number of guests may stay for up to 72 hours without getting landlord's permission". I was wondering if that was typical of what other people are using in ...

Hi all-
As retirement inches nearer, I'm finding myself spending a LOT of time on planning, and am determined to make our money work hard for us. We live in Dubai, planning to move to either US or maybe Brisbane, sti...

Hi everyone, so here’s the story. I played in the NFL for 8 years. While playing I always said that when I retired I wanted 10 properties and no debt. I was afraid that if I allowed debt to pile up while playing, and ...

Firstly, let me say that I apologize if this gets long winded. I have a few issues but will break them up into separate posts to help make things easier. Since I haven't closed a deal, I figured this was the best ...