I bought my first flip home.  The home was built in 1920's.  I am currently in the initial stages of cleaning the property and getting quotes on the work that is needed.  Plan on putting in new HVAC, flooring, windows...

Hey BP, how is everyone doing. I've been trying to figure this out for some time but have been unable to so I am looking for some suggestions.  I currently have 3 (4plex) that I own out right in Georgia and I am look...

Does real estate investing ever seem like a giant pyramid scheme to anyone else? The way loans, lending, payments, and everything works almost seems like a pyramid scheme. Throw in syndications and private money and y...

Reading Ray Dalio's book makes me contemplate some more about where real estate is heading. Looking back at the last 15 years everything seems so predictable. New housing starts grew year over year and well exceeded l...

I hear a lot of people on BP talk about that the best they can get for financing is typically 80% LTV. A local bank I work with will loan out 85% LTV on 4 units or less and 80% on 5 units or more...here is the kic...

Happy holidays BP Nation! What a great year this has been for me and my investing! I bought another SFH rental in May and bought a live-in Duplex in November.  I wouldn't be where I'm at without the inspiration I've f...

It’s now been over 7 months since I acquired my first 4plex. While on paper it’s performed better than expected (so far), in reality it’s been far from smooth sailing. I figured I’d come here to share one of my more h...

For what it's worth, these articles keep coming at us:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-21/...

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700052800/As-spending-by-wealthy-weakens-so-does-economy.html?s_cid=Email-1

There are some stats for the recent quarter ...