So I've been posting on this board for ~5 years now. I started knowing almost nothing about real estate (and still know very little tbh) but I spent a lot of time in the community and the immersion alone helped me gro...

This may seem like a strange question, or maybe it's been answered before, but staying motivated is a big deal. How do you stay motivated when you don't feel like doing what you have to do? Any kind of response would ...

I was in a situation today where $100 bought me a nice 5* review on AirBnB.  Basically, a guest was pissed about something stupid.  Not my fault at all but that doesn't really matter when it comes time to leave their ...

I watched another board I was a member of turn completely negative. It drove long time members away. In fact, it got so bad they wiped it and started over, of course without a few clever folks who were asked not to ...

Hello everyone, I know my title is a little vague, but it is as it sounds, I want to get into the game of real estate investing, but I need advice! My name is John, I'm 23 years old and I'm in the navy, and I'm new to...

When looking for a lender that will fund your project what are the main things to look for or ask if you have a project like this?Sale Price: 34,900    Comps in Area: $60K- 70K   Nice Neighborhood 2 beds2 baths1,053 ...

Hello All!My name is Mike Chevalier, I'm a "new" [aspiring] investor in Rochester, NY. I've been reading BP blogs, forums, and listening to the podcast for the past couple years - learning, planning, and saving to be ...

Thought this was an interesting article:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/australia.right.to.die/index.html

I know that most people here believe that the government should have absolutely no control over ...

This post is admittedly as much about venting as it is looking for opinions of others. Here's what crossed my mind this morning: Social Security. I'm turning 49 this year and have been working (on the books) since age...

Hi all,

I'm new to these forums and heard of it through Jaime Tardy's interview with Josh Dorkin. It was like the heavens have opened for me and here was this wonderful resource I had been missing all along!
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