Welcome to the first 2014 East Bay Meetup!

The last meetup in Oakland was a great exchange, so time for another one! Please post on this forum instead of the old one if you plan to attend, so I can get a ba...

Hi BP,Do investors, purchasing a property with the sole expectation of renting it out, make it harder for owner-occupants to find affordable housing?This is the question that came up from a family member.  He lives in...

when you go after the banks......

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I was wondering if there is any investors who would be willing to share a horror story on a foreclosure they bought only to find they got more than they bargained for.To get the ball rolling he is one of mine.The stor...

Hi BP!I currently have one rental property (primary residence turned rental) and this will be my true investment property purchase and wanted to make sure I'm on the right track.Anyway, my agent who is also a builder/...

I'm sure it's been discussed before but I'd like to tell something I see (correct if I'm wrong):a 401k loan should be among the last resorts for borrowing. reason being is you pay it back AFTER taxes.  if you live in ...

If there was one feature of note investing you wish there was more information readily available on, what would it be?

Having a discussion at the office, and this question came up.If a dog breed is banned by the city your rental is located in, do you have to accept it as an emotional support animal?Pit bulls always get the bad rap, so...

Hi all,I used to have a STR in JT and one thing that I realized is that travelers are looking for EXPERIENCES and UNIQUE, INSTAGRAMMABLE highlights when looking for an Airbnb. I want to know what are some of the MOST ...

Just checked the total US money in circulation M2, increased from 15.5 trillion end of 2019 to about 18.4 trillion, roughly 20% in the first 5 month of 2020. Theoretically and historically, M2 is directly correlated w...