Hello all, I have been involved with many investments but am looking for my first REI venture. I'm in Calgary, AB and have two possible scenarios to jump in to the market. 1. Buy in Calgary as a permanent residence an...

How do landlords make money in war zones? I get that a large percentage of the rental population in war zone areas is likely Section 8. As a kid, I used to live in war zones (I'm originally from Flint, MI. Yes, that F...

Hi BP Community,I am about to place my first tenant and I used the $1 trial with RentRedi, so I went through their application process, which was relatively easy, streamlined, and I did like it.  However, now that I a...

What do you guys think is a solid ROE number and why?  I listened to the BP podcast and they were talking about this.  I have had more appreciation then I would have expected which has skewed the ROE in a good way but...

since the party is over now and there is no easy money to be had by non qualified borrowers, we as investors are going to need to continuously come up with innovative and creative means of financing to get deals done....

Looking for some advice and fresh ideas to make this a deal:

3/2 1500 sq ft home. No comps available (stale market)
Owner is willing to do seller financing.

Owner owes 44k on mortgage. Value is roughly 120-150k.
W...

I volunteer some of my time at a local nonprofit helping others rebuild their credit and get their life back on track.  After I screwed my credit up so bad in my early twenties I feel it's only fair I help others so t...

I listed my rental property on Zillow and received a completed application from a prospective tenant who's credit score is 524. Rent for the property is $1600 per month and per the credit report, tenant has a total de...

I have a couple of past due tenants (include 2 who have moved out). I want to report to the Credit Bureaus -- has anyone used Rent Recovery Service or any of the other services? 

Hi all,
I'm exploring an opportunity to by a hotel that my wife and I would live in.  My parents owned a similar property, I had helped run it throughout growing up.  I'm involved in the hotel industry career-wise as...