American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to a landmark deal that will eliminate a bedrock of the industry, the 6 percent sales commissi...

The last property I bought has been about 18 months ago. Due to getting into a bunch of new hobbies/interests which take up a good chunk of my free time, I have been putting my dollars bound for investments into large...

I did a quick check and there have recently been over 500 people (within the last day) people on BP. Most topics have 5-15 main players comment back and forth and a variety of lurkers that just view things.

How can ...

I bought two turnkey rental duplex units in Indianapolis last year that came with a one year rent guarantee. The rent protection was thru AON and was paid for by the advertiser that markets turn key homes.

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It seems that turnkey sellers are sprouting like mushrooms, not unexpected giving all the distressed inventory being snapped up.

Current practice by the largest turnkey sellers strikes me as questionable. Here are a...

Hey BP,I live in San Diego, CA and would like to invest out of state. I like the idea of investing OOS because it means my investments will have to be passive and it gives me the whole country to choose from. The down...

I made the leap and invested in my first property in October of this year.  My plan is to live in this home for a year, to satisfy mortgage requirements, then rent it out.  I still own my previous home that I am plan...

Howdy Folks!I'm new to the BP community and I'm excited to be here!  I'm a real estate fanatic. But now that I'm middle-aged (40), I'd like to simplify life. San Francisco has had a great rocket ship like run and I'm ...