So I just spoke with a guy at an investment company who told me that if I try to put a home under contract without personal financial backing, meaning the ability to personally fund the property I intend to put under ...

We have a house that we owe $235K on the first and another $85K on the second. The house is on a penninsula that is reclaimed phosphate mine in the middle of a lake. Most of the home owners on the penninsula have file...

I just bought a property from auction.com. I am set to close in a month.  I have not seen the inside but even if its a meth lab I got a great deal.  However, it is currently occupied.  Does anyone have any ideas on ho...

Can anyone direct me to a good pro con list or advice article? So my wife and I are having a hard time deciding our direction in life. We know we want to invest in some kind of real estate in the next few years. We ke...

Is it just me or does there seem to be a deluge of people jumping into the investing landscape right now?

I've only been doing this for a little over 5 years now and was wondering
if some of the more experienced peo...

Hello,I was driving around the other day and found a distressed property that I am interested in purchasing for myself.Upon walking up to the front door, there was some notices from 2011 that the house was winterized ...

Hi BP veterans,

My buddy and I were fortunate enough and bought a couple of handful properties in the San Francisco Bay Area in the recent years. Since they have appreciated substantially, we're thinking of 1031 som...

About my goals:
I'm 35, no kids, own a construction sales business that has variable income (I make commission from selling building products on commercial buildings: windows, skylights, glass, etc.). I live/rent in ...

Hi all,I have had my condo listed for rent for close to a month now. I have had two people inquire (without responding when I answer questions) and no applicants. I believe I have priced it fairly based on the unit, c...

For those of you that have left W-2 job wondering at what point you felt comfortable doing that, was there a certain magic number you had to have, did you have a plan in place before leaving, did you ever look back, w...