I feel ready to purchase my first rental but need to pick an area to invest in! My husband and I lived in Houston for 7 yrs and know the area relatively well and still have friends there. We moved to Boston this past ...

What are you doing to give back to the cities you make money in? I was proud to have a group of 10 local investors I know join early last Saturday morning to paint over graffiti in the East Lake neighborhood (all BP m...

Just heard that 36 cities in 20 U.S. States are dumping the dollar. I could NOT find any evidence of this being the case. So I that being that BP members reside all over that maybe someone can say if their city is s...

Hello BP,

I was just wondering how many of you have told your boss and/or co-workers about your real estate business.

I have not mentioned real estate investing to anyone at work for many reasons. One ...

Hi all , I'd post and find some insight on what i'm doing in my venture into REI.

First off , I've been a real estate agent for a year now, which really helps me locate good deals, and also gives me a % discount on w...

Looking to get under contract 10 units (5 duplexes) on a lot of land. Each unit is a 3/2 with 1200 sqft. The land has permits to build an additional 5 duplexes. The first 5 duplexes aren't finished. They require floor...

Hello BP,I'm looking to roll some of my IRA into a self directed or solo 401k.  I read that fees can vary quite a bit.  I was wondering if I could get some opinions on rock solid companies with low fees.  Right now I'...

Evening BP,I've recently been learning/researching about self-storage and came across a 31-unit storage facility in a suburb of my hometown that I can secure for 215kish (pending contingencies/financials of course). T...

I'm exploring being a Limited Partner in an apartment syndication.  In general, what are some red flags or specific things to consider?  Is there an element of trust that is needed at the end of the day because you ar...

I'm so at the bottom of my rope here with our rental property! I know there are some great and wonderful agents, I've met them, it's just in this particular area of Southern California I have had the hardest time. I a...