I have never been a big fan of 401k and retirement accounts in general that are invested in mutual funds. I have always thought of it as a "life deferral plan", you put money in, that is money that is lost from your l...

Hi, does anyone know anything about a crowdfunding group called Groundfloor? A friend of mine asked me about them and she wants to invest with them. I don't know anything about them. Any insight would be greatly appre...

I live in Orlando Fl, and currently building my team to start flipping houses. I currently have a full time job but I would eventually like to do real estate investing full time. Now I have a general contractor and po...

Having had so many investing students and BP members express their issues around funds, education or just plain fear, I thought it would be helpful for everyone to not only hear from investors having challenges or hes...

Hey There BPers,

Myself and my business partner have been spending a significant amount of time on our direct mail campaign and so far, our results have been subpar to say the least. We have sent out a total ...

Out of the blue I am receiving messages about a company called Strongbrook and how great they are and that I should refer all of my clients to this great and ethical company. Seriously, that was the message. I have ...

Some of you might have heard of the term Infinite Banking before.  There are the naysayers like Suzy Orman or Dave Ramsey but it is a viable strategy for real estate investing.  The strategy is simple, using a whole l...

Hello everyone,

My wife and I are looks to get in to real estate investment within the next year or so. To date we have been Dave Ramsey fans and are totally debt free as of about two weeks ago. Yay! Now we are savin...

Are there any other agents or investors using the Featured Agent program?  What are your thoughts?  I looked into it, and its disappointing.  Maybe your experience was good, and I would like to hear about it.
It's di...

Just came across this deal yesterday. The house is worth about 120K, still owes 116K, and has 29 yrs left on mortgage. Monthly PITI is around $850, can be rented for $950. As you can see, it's a low equity, low cash ...