Hi, James Staples V54 white male, married 33 yrs 5 children 9 gkids. U S Army 11B vet 79-82, NG 82-84.  Disabled due to believing the harder I worked the better I would get paid, 3 back surgeries later- ended that. Wo...

Hi all,We own a home in the San Diego area and have been renting it for 4 years. First we had renters for two years with teenagers that totally trashed our house. It was a horrible experience. It took me 4 months of f...

I'm very seriously educating myself on real estate investment. I'm 25 years old with zero capital to work with and my ultimate goal is to build long term wealth (as quickly as possible).
I have heard that a minority ...

Can’t help but feel like a complete idiot as a first time buyer in this market but nervous and excited at the same time!
For context, I’ve been actively in the market for a small multifamily for about 7 months now. B...

I have a 40 foot cottonwood on my lot, but very close to the property line.
It's been dead for a couple years, and is starting to lean a bit toward the neighbor's yard.

The Arborist says he needs a crane to remove it...

I've been reflecting back as it is about a year now, since I began shopping for my 1031 exchange. Back then, I pivoted out of an owner occupied Los Angeles office building (that I had owned for 15 years), into 3 multi...

Earlier I was reading and interesting article today. Basically explaining how HUD is sitting on over 240,000 REO's and does not know what to do with them since conventional lending will not loan to distressed housing....

Here's the breakdown of the deal:9 unit multi-family in B area. Purchase Price: $450KFinancing: 25% Down, 3.25% 5 year ARM, 15 year amortizedAmortized monthly payment: 2371 ($28,452/yr)Additional Interest Payment*: 26...

Hi All, Although I eventually plan to be much more involved as a real estate investor, my immediate need is for some advice on selling my home quickly FSBO and maximizing profit without paying a 5% commission (amounts...

Hello BP,
I am in the middle of my first ground-up development deal - a 48-unit ground up MF - and need help determining if I am in fact insane for thinking I can do this as my first deal. 
My partner and I recently...