Hello to all BP members! My name is Joe Ciano and here is my story.

From a young age, I’ve always had an interest in finance, investing, economics, and real estate. I have read a handful of books on real estate ove...

Is it true to say that the worth of a building will always be higher as an hotel than an apartment building?Lets say there are two exactly the same buildings both are 20 units of 1 BD and are located in the exact same...

These two have become very popular over the last few years, and you'll get mixed reviews from all sides. I'm a fan of co-hosting pretty strongly over arbitrage, but I am trying to hear stories of success (or failure) ...

I'm working on my plan to start flipping houses and I figure if I can work my way up to a $300k line of credit for my LLC I can fund 2 rehabs at once and cover carrying costs without having to use my own cash. I have ...

It's been a while since I've been in real estate.  Just really getting my brokerage back up & running.  Needless to say I've been bringing myself up to speed on the new laws and surprised at how many people are br...

We just started to Fix & Flip using our own capital a few months back and currently have two projects that are both about 3-4 weeks out from completion. I decided to commit full time to learning this business as I...

My friend is a real estate developer who has successfully bought, renovated and sold/rented out a few small apartment buildings in the area (I live in the Bay Area so there are plenty of 4-8 unit buildings).  We are t...

Hello All ,

This will be a longer and thorough read, but hopefully the love for this business will make it a shorter read.

I am embarking on my 3rd sale-leaseback transaction in my career and my 5th 1031 (3 were pr...

What's best way to bring up a rent increase? Do you just send out a letter , or make a phone call and surprise them? I have a tenant paying way below market rate, i want them paying a bit more or vacating. Tenant p...

I am interested in Cash Flow and appreciation.

I can put my hands on $45,000.00 +/- immediately. This money currently earns me about $2250.00 a month but it's PV could diminish if market conditions change making me ...