I keep coming across posters asking for advice on how to “scale” their investment or business activities.  What they’re missing is that they first need to ask “Is my business / investment process scalable?  Here’s, th...

Hi Everyone!I am originally from Erie, PA. For those of you who are not familiar with the area, the winters are pretty harsh. Extremely cold weather and LOTS of snow. I am considering what to do for my first investmen...

Hello,My turnkey/rehabbed SFR properties have yielded CoC of approx. 75-100%+ (after refi). The average cash flow of all of them is just over $200 per month per door. I'd very much like to continue this strategy as I ...

The other day I grabbed $40,000 tax free from refinancing a duplex that originally started as an ugly duckling. As I was walking out of the closing on my way to the bank, I couldn't help but wonder how a flipper would...

Hi all, I have finally completed my first Real Estate deal. I had been saving up and looking for a deal for the past year or so, and this one just kind've fell in my lap as it's two doors down from where I currently l...

We were quoted a cost of roughly 300k for a particular company to do the architectural and engineering work on a 100 lot 50 acre subdivision. I am still new to all of this but that seems extremely high, considering th...

What is your tolerance when it comes to tenants being late, before evicting? Im currently owed most of May and all of June and I think if I give them more time its just going to cost me in the end. Especially when she...

Hi BP experts,

First of all thank you for reading this thread, I am a newbie here and have been reading, listening and learning about real estate through BP.

I would like to ask for some of you experts ...

Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...

Our daughter is moving from Washington state to Albuquerque. She'll be retaining her old home as a rental. Her new job won't be starting until August. So, I was surprised when she told my wife that she had been qua...