Help me with a dilemma BP...I live in Oakland California where the market is the highest its ever been and I want to get started in REI. I have come up with 2 options and need some advice as to which one is smarter.Op...

I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...

Hey everyone. Just wanted to share my success. It is a 32 unit apartment located in Dallas. It was built in 1983 and features 14 one bedrooms and 18 two bedrooms. The kicker about this property is that each apa...

Hello BP!For my friends out there I am little late in writing this post considering that we closed on our first 4-plex July 10th. I have collected 3 out of the 4 rents due and I am expecting the last payment in my po ...

I've decided I'm going to liquidate my holdings (SFH's) in an appreciating market.  I should come away with $300K.  Would love to get seasoned investors advice on what they would do with the cash.  i.e. SFH's package?...

The Washington Post published an article from an outside contributor (and investor), Conor Sen, claiming that while software was the biggest business story of the last five years, housing will rule the next five years...

With a new year among us comes new opportunity for investment, particularly investment in commercial real estate. In this post, I will discuss 4 large US markets which I believe to be ripe for commercial real estate i...

About 10 days ago, I started a thread comparing investments in Cash Flow versus Appreciation properties.  The response was overwhelmingly in favor of Cash Flow.Are there ANY investors investing for appreciation out th...

I'm wondering what is the average profit per flip. I attended a RE seminar and the guy teaching the class was saying he won't do a flip unless he makes $50k profit minimum. Which sounds amazing if that is true. I'm lo...