A recent episode of the Netflix show called Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj recently came out and in my personal opinion, perverted the truth when it comes to what so many of us do with real estate investing.  Has anyon...

I'm operating in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, and I'm considering purchasing property for section 8 rental. I did a forum search, and some of the Section 8 questions were a few years old, so I would refresh it. In o...

I'm looking into PMs for a new area that I'm investing in from long distance. I've never used a PM before, so I wanted to compare notes with other investors who have used one. For instance, one PM I spoke to has the f...

A few years ago I converted a few 401K's into one self-directed/checkbook IRA.  I setup an LLC that facilitates the financial transactions on behalf of the IRA.I recently purchased a vacation rental via the LLC, from ...

The SCARLETT Method
     I’ll start off this essay with a quick disclaimer, I in no way, created the idea of renting out homes by the room. All I did was formulate an acronym and implemented a few practices to keep...

Hi BP community,I recently turned 40 and my mid-life crisis seems to be manifesting as a desire to start investing in real estate. I have no prior experience in this arena, other than buying my house 6 years ago. For ...

Hey BP!
I would like to put together a formal and professional email to send to my tenants as a point of guidance and support to them and also give show them resources they have regarding COVID19. I want to communica...

Hi all. Newbie investor here. The only property I own right now is the one I live in, a condo in Somerville, MA. I've been doing a lot of reading and meditating on where the next opportunity will be coming out of wher...

     I have read a lot of threads about whether or not we are in a bubble that is about to burst or maybe we are due for a correction.  There are many different opinions but I would like to ask some of you for your me...