I'm pretty much a newbie at this, and so just playing around with numbers as an exercise. Here's how I approached it:Searching on CL and Zillow got me to this SFH in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore (hipster/very...

Just heard that 36 cities in 20 U.S. States are dumping the dollar. I could NOT find any evidence of this being the case. So I that being that BP members reside all over that maybe someone can say if their city is s...

One thing that has always made me generally distrustful of gurus is the question of what motivates anyone to become a guru in the first place. If the methods and techniques taught are are so great, why waste time teac...

When looking for a lender that will fund your project what are the main things to look for or ask if you have a project like this?Sale Price: 34,900    Comps in Area: $60K- 70K   Nice Neighborhood 2 beds2 baths1,053 ...

Alright, big step forward for me as I've just completed my first property analysis using the Four Square worksheet.Property is in Sacramento, CA. It's a triplex, and I would be house hacking it.Assuming I also paid m...

I was originally going to post this in the Glenn Beck mall thread. Decided it would not really fit, since this was developed from a tangent that developed in previous thread.

TC and others- I've decided that well th...

I have been in the cell phone business for 6+ years and I am considering a career change. I am thinking about becoming a RE agent then getting my brokers license. I think I would enjoy this industry a lot more. I h...

I am tired of rookies coming on this site and talking about wholesaling and wasting seller's time by locking property without a means or plan to close other than I'm going to flip it but need to get my "buyer's list t...

I have asked this before and many said to only buy areas in areas I know. Perhaps I am crazy, but I feel like I can get gather enough information about an area from the internet and feel comfortable investing in stat...

Dear Mr. Bernanke, Ms. Yellen, and the entire FOMC,

I am writing this belated letter to thank you for the $4,000,000,000,000 (Trillion) in monetary base, countless billions in MBS purchases, and aggressive ...