My main REI niche is newly-undervalued raw rural acreage in Snohomish county, WA, near Seattle. My general investing strategy is to "clip off" the land's surplus transferable development rights for later sale to urban...

My partners and I in Salt Lake City, UT are getting ready to head out to Cleveland to look at some properties to invest in, and at the same time, I am separately preparing to buy my own first property on my own. I’ve ...

Is 6% return good after taking everything into concern ( pm, capx, vac etc). Should i shoot for higher return or not?

Hello BP Community - I would love to get your insight: I rented a 3BR/2BA home 5 blocks from my house with permission from the landlord to sub-lease to business travelers--very excited to start a rental business! I ha...

Hey guys, I'm spending these last couple of months of 2016 to really dive deep into my real estate education, but in 2017 I'm taking action. I like the idea of passive income from rental properties, but I hate the ide...

I was speaking to another Real Estate Investor who lost money on several rental properties in the 2009 economic downturn. I was curious to learn from him how he lost properties (or was forced to sell for a loss) if th...

There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good.  The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...

Bill Gulley,

How does one go about evaluating a vacant commercial property?

Ucla recently covered this topic. LA has 85 hoods and the population is predicted to grow 30% by 2030. The city is looking for solutions to help with the housing shortages including allowing granny flats in backyards....

Let me start off by saying that I am no means making an excuse to not invest in real estate. I am actually looking to make my first purchase (house-hacking) within the year. Here is what triggers me though:My full-tim...