Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

You always hear "buying a house is the best investment you can make" "Renting is like throwing your money away". What if everyone starts to listen and renting becomes a thing in the past? Now you're stuck with a prope...

BP Community,I recently did my first private money deal (as a lender). The borrower is someone I know personally, and we intend to do additional deals together in the future. We stumbled through this first one togethe...

Has anyone bought performing notes from JW Warr's American Note Warehouse web site? Please share your opinions. 

Hi everyone,Ok, here is today's question: I have seen a lot of posts on BP about "investor-friendly" real estate agents. Some people say that agents don't understand investing. Others say that agents won't waste their...

Hello All, Just sat in on a presentation given by a lady that runs a non profit that sets up homeless veterans with a myriad of resources to help get them off the street. One thing that struck me was the request for "...

Hi all,I am a real estate agent and a new multifamily investor.  I have 1 4plex purchased last August cash flowing at about $1000/mo and a SFH rental which funded the multifamily and breaks even.  We are working on ou...

OK. I hired a guy off of craigslist to do my HVAC work, since the other estimates from actual HVAC companies were absolutely ridiculous, lowest quote was $8,500. I had him sign a contract stating that he was licensed,...

I was listening to talk radio today and they discussed corporate tax rates. I was surprised to learn that our country pays some of the highest in Corporate taxes in the World. Of course they were talking about how e...

Hello everyone!! My name is Travis. I've been browsing these forums for a while as well as doing my own reading/research about real estate investing for quite a while. My wife and I have decided to do this as a side...