First off, I’m a true believer in the saying “If you have a dream in life, you should seek and follow the path to obtain it!” In late 2006 we saw the real estate bubble come into play and wreak havoc on the housing in...

Hello BP!    I have a client that owns a rental home here in San Diego since the 70's she is ready to do a 1031 exchange and will have 400k after sell.  She is retirement age and doesn't want to deal with property man...

I am working with two agents who showed me a bunch of MFH properties: mostly duplexes, some 4plexes. One in UW, many in Greenlake, some in Cap Hill/First Hill and a couple in West Seattle. My plan is to house-hack wit...

What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...

About 2 months ago, a 2/1 SFH in Sunnyvale sold for $2M, and made headlines in the Bay Area for a few days. https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/2/17073100/silicon-va...2 months later, a SFH in the same neighborhood, 2x the s...

Hello,
We are buying our first rental property in MN and are feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the info. We have learned a lot though so far through these forums! What we are currently not sure of is if we should be...

Before I proceed with my blog I want to make 2 statements:1) I am politically neutral.  I am not red or blue. 2) I truly feel bad for people going through hardships right now.With that said, prior to COVID, real estat...