can anyone tell me of any benefit to have a rental vacation home that loses $10k per year?

PITI & HOA fees = $25k per yr

Rents = $22k per year

Less management commissions, upkeep, cleaning and...

This will likely be a long post...will try to be as concise as possible but I'm hoping to share my experience, interest, and ideas for moving forward in REI and get some feedback and opinions:

Background:

My wife an...

Hello BP community! Newbie here, so go easy on me :) I live in Southern CA and own a home in which we have over 50% equity. At some point, me and my family would like to relocate to Hawaii ... most likely Oahu, for th...

I'm looking to familiarize myself with the investment possibilities in the Tampa St Pete area. Are there any areas on the verge of gentrification? I'm a cash investor and prefer sfr 3/1 or 3/2 and looming for caps abo...

Thought a few of you might enjoy this article on investing in Yuan with Chinese bank accounts:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704307404576080222812076888.html

There are many wholesale companies or Investors as we all know. There are those that do their very best to secure a property at the right price, under the right conditions and with a good estimate of repairs. These ar...

I purchased a list of absentee owners a few years ago that I continue to send out post cards to. This was my 3rd mailing. This time I got a poor response rate with only a handful of calls. But I did complete one deal ...

Greetings! I currently own my home near DC and I'm interested in purchasing a 2-3 unit property in the Baltimore area. Any advice or helpful information would be greatly appreciated!

Hi BP!My name is Tim and I wanted to introduce myself.  I am currently a software engineer and MBA student based in San Jose, CA.  I have spent the past few months reading the introductory books from BP, listening to ...

Hello,

I am wondering what your thoughts would be in regards to buying a nice investment rental house on a busy street*, it is also in flood zone A ( required flood insurance)

Inventory is very low and ...