I am not a economic expert or do I really follow market trends, so I would like advice from people smarter than me on this topic like @Ben Leybovich and @seanWe have pretty standard commercial financing on 1/2 our por...

I have seen so many people credit Rob Kiyosaki and his “Rich Dad Poor Dad” book to their starts in Real Estate, myself included.Recently he has come out with some comments projecting a huge crash in the RE market. Mos...

I am a relatively new buy-and-hold RE investor at age 24 who is looking to make a career transition and who needs some advice. My long-term goal is to go full-time as an investor, but in the short term I of course nee...

From another client report (this one from 2012) - sans footnotes and references.All Americans are experiencing the expansionist wave of government control over all of our activities, and businesses are being increasin...

This question has been asked so many times that I have decided to write up a crash course in analyzing financial statements. You don't need to be a financial wiz to invest in real estate, but you really need to under...

I have been doing a ton of research and talking to people in my city doing some networking. I have also analyzed probably 10-15 deals and feel I have a good grip on that. I have started to create a document for attrac...

I've borrowed over 10 Million dollars from Private Lenders over the past 14 years of investing in real estate. Private Lenders and Hardmoney Lenders are like night and day. A private lender does not need to initial kn...

I wanted to get the BP community's take on driving luxury vehicles...

Do you think they send a negative message when meeting with renters or sellers? Do they hurt your negotiating power?

I tend to thin...

First, thanks to everyone here for creating/maintaining a great site. I'm new here and am learning a lot via the posts, articles, and more.

I've noticed that there are lots of posts and advice on how to get s...

My wife and I are teachers and over time have leveraged ourselves to several medium term rentals in the sweet spot between two hospitals. Nurses mostly. We've been self-managing for several years and have that dialed ...