This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.

When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...

Hello world! First post on BP. Be nice.First, a quick note about me. I'm a formerly-retired lawyer (UT-Knoxville law school) who is now practicing again primarily for the purpose of rebuilding an investment stash I lo...

Having a bit of analysis paralysis finding an str market with purchase price range of 200k-400k. I was going to do a 1031 and get into the Smoky Mountain area but ultimately decided not to since I have a 1099 job and ...

I’ve partnered with an owner of quite a few properties in Bloomington and Decatur. Together him and I own a 32 unit just outside Decatur, and it’s doing well. I have a few more units in Urbana that do ok, but not kill...

I was burnt out. For nearly fifteen years I had worked as a commercial photographer trying to balance art and commerce. I felt like I had failed. The commerce me had killed the creative me. The problem was that fi...

Bee Hive,I would love to hear some thoughts/suggestions on where my wife and I should do our next vacation rental.  We have owned long term rentals for quite some time and recently bought a vacation rental in Fort La...

Hey Everyone!I am looking to buy my first rental property by the end of the year and currently live in Saratoga Springs, NY. As I am looking for multi family properties, I have been assessing, visiting and analyzing p...

I stumbled across this company the other day and it really got me thinking of the possibilities. Hipcamp is a platform that helps campers discover and book unique camping experiences on public and private land across ...

Hi BP,I have question regarding cashflow and if all investors REALLY require it from Day 1. Here's the background:I'm taking a course at UCLA taught by Jon Swire, the author of There's No Free Lunch in Real Estate, an...

I am choosing to invest in the Ohio markets. I like the cashflow aspect of it and the affordable prices (which lowers the barrier for a newer investor like me who doesn't have a lot of 1031 funds/equity to work with)....