This question is for the new investors out there and people who havent really started investing yet.  What do you want to learn?  What do you think it will take to get you through your first deal?  What scares you abo...

Being that I am young and wanting to get into investing in rental properties, what are some hurdles that you think I may encounter that I can be better prepared for? For example; lenders not taking me seriously, agent...

In November, Proposition 19 passed in California. This Proposition changes the way Prop 13 works, the monumental proposition from 1978 which fixed property taxes in California to 1% of the purchase price plus inflatio...

I'm one by one tackling my fears by reaching out to BP community! Next fear: I'm late 40s and have no RE. Am I too old to get started? in 30 years when my mortgages will finally be paid off, I might be dead.  What wou...

I have been noticing there are a lot of posts asking about can I discriminate against this or that.  I always thought of tenant screening as a job interview and I am the employer.  I would phone screen them, if they m...

I used Josh's new file vault this evening to upload a beginner model for evaluating small apartment complexes. I would appreciate feedback if people want to take a look:

Pro Forma Template - Small Apartments

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Most people I work with are not ashamed of the fact that they love to make money. I am so grateful that I am at the point in my life where I don't have to work with people I don't like. The people who invest with us a...

So, I just finished listening to Podcast 60 with @SergeS and it got me thinking.  He was working a full time job, and took his business from 0 to 68 units in four years.  In the podcast he referenced very often he wou...

Before people get in my DMs or up in arms about how important interest rates are please take a moment to read in its entirety to understand what I mean.As a mortgage broker and banker, I often hear that a client of mi...