It is pretty amazing to find just how many people are offering "mentorship" for 10s of thousands of dollars to newbies who want to get into real estate.  What is more amazing is the amount of people actually buying th...

I'm reading a book by Robert Kyosaki entitled, "Why A Students Work For C Students and B Students Work For the Government". I agree with most of his views of our public school system, the dangers of an entitlement so...

Has anyone else had a bad experience with this guy?  He is another 'no money down' guy, but as a student after paying thousands of dollars, he was never available, never answered my questions, and pawned all of his me...

I think most people that have given it much thought and aren't agents/brokers themselves realize that the real estate industry is in serious need of reform.  Should someone without a college degree be making more mone...

So I've been on BP for a few months and always follow the discussions in out-of-state markets that I'm interested in.  The story is always the same with people from the Bay Area, Socal, NY, or any other large market t...

Would like some feedback on options from people in the know on Hawaii (or Miami). Got about $5.3M to deploy somewhere through an LLC. Considering an all cash purchase to "park and profit," but open to debt. Considerin...

Been doing a lot of research and prep work and feeling ready to start putting offers. Few questions still.1. If I use a HELOC or HELOAN from my primary residence to buy a rental, will the mortgage interest be able to ...

I've read a lot of posts about this, and am still a bit confused. If I am purchasing property that the asking price is $99500 and the appraisal is at least $155K which makes under 65% LTV, if I am getting a hard money...

Hi Folks,

Our friends at the IRS are auditing my 2009 return, mostly because of my real estate professional designation.
I have a full time job and the rentals take up all of the rest of my time and I easily spend mo...