Hello! I am interested in owning rental properties in the Bay Area and Stockton areas of California. I live in San Francisco and have a goal of owning my own home (SFH or multifamily) in San Francisco, Oakland, or nea...

Real estate agent? Accountant? Grocery store manager? Pizza delivery guy?Just out of curiosity, what was your job before you decided (or were able) to live off your investments? Doesn't matter how high/low paying or u...

I keep reading on these forums comments saying how turnkeys are worst investment ever. How turnkey companies take all the profit. How returns are never what you expect. I am up to 6 turnkeys. Sure, I had problems with...

What is more valuable for a 3br rental property: 1.5 baths and shared laundry OR 1 bath and private laundry room?What is more valuable for a 2br rental property: 1.5 baths and shared laundry OR 1 bath and private laun...

I'm partnering with a handyman/contractor that is an extended family member.  He has 5-10 years of experience and knows quite a bit about general contracting even though he is younger.  Above all, I trust him and we a...

Hey BP! I'm considering rolling my 401K from a company I left into a self-directed IRA with Equity Trust based on recommendations from several other investors. Has anyone here worked with Eq Trust before? Have you use...

Hi everyone. I wanted to pose a question to fellow investors who are veterans of the market crash of 2008 or Asian economic crisis, and other economic crashes in the last 20 years.

For those of you who are ha...

We are rehabbing a nice brick ranch in Milwaukee, WI and are planning on finishing the basement. As you can see on pictures one of the walls is braced. We don't know when the braces were installed, but I would guess a...

I found an apartment complex that is been foreclosed on. The last owner paid $3M for it a few years back.
- 100 units that is 60% occupied
The current rent is $520/units. The asking price is $1.3M but because am goin...

Hi BP Community. I'm asking for some advise on next steps. I signed with some new tenants who have had some bad luck recently. They don't have the security deposit and are now saying that they won't have all the rent ...