I logged on to my local MLS today and noticed a new message with an attachment from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that speaks (in general) about how almost 1/3 of the US population has a criminal ...

I find myself in an interesting position. I'm a total newbie with access to a million dollars. I know it sounds ...well, actually I have no idea how it sounds. A million dollars might sound like an outlandish sum of m...

I found this UBS article while doing some research last night.  Some folks on BP may benefit from it:What Is "Wealthy"?After reading this and several related articles the consensus seems to be around $5M to be conside...

As regular readers of this site know there’s plenty of sentiment (and evidence) that we’re headed for some bad times, maybe even some truly TERRIBLE times.

I have two questions:
1) Are you worried and, if so, ho...

I want to become a Millionaire through real estate investing. I want to build a real estate businesses that can give me financial freedom and can help me reach a 7-8 figure net worth by my 50's. What is the best way t...

Over the years of landlording and owning property in a college town, I have noticed that my Special Stipulations section in my leases have taken on some strange phrases and warnings to new tenants. It seems that e...

Long story very VERY short-My husband and I are interested in purchasing a property for renovation. There is one current tenant who doesn't want to move.  He is not rent controlled, is a sibling of the owner selling t...

CA real property owner dies intestate in 2012. Daughter petitions the court, seeking to be made administrator in July 2013. Daughter is representing herself and to date has not yet been made admin or issued lett...

Hey guys,

How do you go about getting seller financing? Do you just ask the seller if they are familiar to the topic and then give them more information?

In addition, what if the seller uses an agent? Do you just p...

I know that HML is a lose term, but I'd define it as loaning money for interest plus points once a deal has been verified. It seems like I could make a lot more as a professional JV, partnering in the profits 50/50 an...