We have an STR beach home in South Padre Island.  We recently had a large group; larger than what was allowed, stay at our home and their behavior was unacceptable.  We found out that one of the kids mother's rented t...

I want to setup a Self-Directed IRA. I have a list of dozens of providers. Before I start reaching out, what questions should I consider asking to ensure they are the right fit? To provide context: I'm an Active-Duty ...

About a year ago I purchased a duplex in North Oakland and have been successfully house hacking it. The upstairs units rent pays the mortgage and a little extra, so I'm really only on the hook for a portion of the tax...

Short Sales Plan closer to finalization

According to a US Treasury spokeswoman, The Treasury will soon finalize the long awaited plan to expand its incentives for mortgage companies to use "short sales" as a way to s...

We have an opportunity to refinance our home and cash out enough to pay off one of our rentals. By doing this we will lower our monthly payment by 450/mo OR if we make the same payments we can reduce our total cost o...

Do you verify if your tenant's dog is on the dangerous breed list and do you have them provide proof of picture to keep in their file?

I was reading up on Foster Road Transportation and Streetscape Plan green lit back in 2014.  Looks like the city is still moving forward with it.  I'm curious to know what others are thinking on this, I tried searchin...

Just searched found and joined BP site. Very much enjoying the site.

41 year old guy - Currently - 1 year emergency fund funded. Live very frugal life style. Have a credit score of around 700. zero debt except for...

I have been looking for a 2-4 unit in San Diego for a while. My conclusion is that if you buy in this market right now there's no or very little cash flow, period. So what do investor do in this market? For example I ...

Following my fifth birthday, I counted my $130 of birthday loot countless times. I would neatly organize the beautiful bills and carefully place them in my Detroit Red Wings tri-fold Velcro wallet. The day after my bi...