The benefit of the VA Loan is that can you put can out zero down, but that means higher monthly payments and near zero cash flow.  It also means that a majority of your payments are going towards interest and and not ...

I'm thinking of buying a very inexpensive condo in Washington DC in September or October.  I'm not opposed to getting a very small house, but I don't think my budget will allow for even a small house in the DC area in...

Hi Everyone! I'm currently renting out my home in Pensacola on Airbnb, and its going very well so far. I'm moving to San Diego this Fall and I plan on purchasing a home there to list on Airbnb. I'll be traveling for w...

I have a property in a tough area under contract, and my attorney has told me that occasionally liens on the property may not show up for 3-6 months after the close of the property, which would leave me (or my llc) re...

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I have spent a bunch of time reading forums and blogs and listening to BP podcasts. The recurring first bit of advice is to make basically my business plan. Why I am going into REI, my price r...

I'm about to go into a hoarder/mismanaged potential apartment building and am prepping for the worst, so it got me thinking. whats the most disgusting/craziest/expensive thing you've ever found in a prospective or ren...

We are about to buy our first duplex in a hot neighborhood here in Portland. They listed it incredibly low, so though our offer was $50k over asking it was still fair for the market (we had to make an offer to view it...

So far i have completed 8 flips, 5 of which are sold, 3 of which are currently listed for sale, and 1 new flip currently under renovation. For the first 8 houses, i ran the jobs as the general contractor during the re...

Hello all!  Just getting started to REI late in life (well...late relative to my young teen-20's).   Like many I've read about already, REI was something I never payed attention to throughout life other than thinking ...