Al Williamson
Landlord 2.0 - Will You Take Part In New Trend
Do you agree next-generation landlords will be more engaged with peer-to-peer sharing, purchasing, and funding?Many like @J Martin and @Brandon Turner are open to AirBnB types of offering, but will progressive landlor...
Jim Sestito
New Investor From Massachusetts.
Hello Everyone,New blood here by way of Foxboro, Massachusetts (Go Pats). I first grew interest in real estate back in college (PSU, New Hampshire class of 10’ ). I remember handing my landlord $2,600 cash per semes...
Jorge Ruiz
Short sales
Hello BP!I realize that this may be a question that has already been asked: Is it recommedned that a newbie go at it alone on a short sale? What are the top 3 most important things I should know before going after one...
Michael Kazalas
Fractional Real Estate Investing -- What say you?
Hey BP Community!I’ve been involved in real estate investing for a while but lately I’ve been bullish on fractional real estate investing. For those unfamiliar, it’s where multiple investors co-own a property, outsour...
Ryan Cousins
San Diego - Where to look?
Hi There!My fiance and I are looking to buy a SFH as well as an investment property in San Diego. The only issue we have run into is the prices and bidding wars.Every single home we have looked at for personal use or ...
Nicolas Franckenfeld
How to 'hide' from your tenants. Need suggestions.
I, like most of owners with more than a handful of leases, tend to put some sort of separation between the tenants and me. With most properties, this separation, usually via a management company, is desired to preve...
Account Closed
Had no idea Californians were spiritual
It would be great to actually hear from people renting in the LA metro area regarding the affordability issues, income keeping pace with investor projected rent growth rates and trend in housing prices. Renters feeli...
Giovanny Garcia
Should I do the full 20 years
Hello BP! I am an Active Duty Army Staff Sergeant (E-6) currently at 9 years 5 months Time In Service with 10 months left of Active Duty service. This will put me at exactly 10 years 2 months TIS. I am struggling w...
Phil Sharp
Buy-and-hold philosophies: Cash flow vs Appreciation
On some other threads, there seems to be an underlying debate or difference in philosophy around buy-and-hold investment strategy: In one camp, the goal is to invest in high appreciation areas, even though they are h...
Ben Leybovich
Are You Depressed?
Real Estate is so freaking boring… and yet that’s all we talk about. Why – is it because this is all we are interested in?How about the meaning of life – would you engage in a conversation about the meaning of life? H...