Hello BPers,    My wife any I are almost ready to find an agent and property manager.  We are in the process of getting a heloc for our down payment then we'll get out pre-approval from the loan.  We live in Pinole an...

Yesterday was an interesting day. I was at the gym and overheard a gym member talking to the trainer. He as trying to talk the trainer into buying a house. He was explaining his own house hacking experience and how he...

With a new year among us comes new opportunity for investment, particularly investment in commercial real estate. In this post, I will discuss 4 large US markets which I believe to be ripe for commercial real estate i...

Low interest rates, favourable exchange turn U.S. into hotspot
EVEN FOR INVESTORS IN CENTRAL CANADA, WHERE THE METROPOLISES OFFER DIMINISHING RETURN ON INVESTMENTS, THE UNITED STATES OFFERS DENSELY-POPULATED MARKETS ...

Hi BP folks:So, the definition of  the term "path of progress" is the direction in which an emerging market’s growth is occurring - because progress/growth is occurring in these areas, demand increases, rents rise and...

Looking to get ideas from the BP community on some new ammenity ideas for multi family properties, real out of the box stuff, not the run of the mill stuff like pool, gym, secure parking ......Would love to hear succ...

In 11 years I’ve never seen demand like this. HBU?

Just throwing this out there to hear peoples opinions. I don’t know the answer myself, that’s for sure. Everyone is always talking about housing inventory being low. 18 months ago my husband and I drove across country...

I am currently purchasing a house and my parents are going to live with me. The mortgage will be ~$1,700 and they will be paying me $1,300 monthly. How can I leverage this situation to buy my first rental property? Re...

Just put this under contract yesterday for $62,500:209-211 N Randolph St, Indianapolis INLooks like a 3/1 duplex with about 1700 sqft each side. Looks like it was bought as a turnkey rental in 2013. Each side is curre...