If we have learned anything it is, no one is special. The confines of sensible business even extend to oil "rich" markets. They broke the buyers of their oil. Now we try not to buy their product no matter how cheap it...

Hi BP!  Quick and easy question for all the new or soon to be new landlords out there.  What's your biggest fear of becoming a landlord?I am here in Chicago and have had pretty good luck so far with decent tenants, ho...

So I have run out of houses to look at on the MLS/Trulia/Zillow etc. So I feel kind of stuck. I have listened to a lot of the podcasts and read a lot of books so I know about the other sources of getting leads but I h...

I'm starting this thread to share info on the short term, immediate effects of the coronavirus pandemic as it pertains to the active management of note portfolios. We can save medium and long term implications in a se...

Hello all, My name is Brian Akamine. I'm new to BP. I'd like to introduce myself to the group and also I have a question for advice.First, a little of my background. I'm a former SoCal native 35 years in a city called...

Hi everyone! I finally did it. I won my bid for a house on Auction.com today. It's a small 2 bedroom house in the Cudell section in Cleveland. It is my first time buying a house as an investment. I'm excited and scare...

Hey BP community! Question regarding conventional financing when a business partner is involved. I have several SF's, and my brother does as well. We are looking to partner together on some 2-4 multi-family units, but...

I am trying to find a reputable turnkey company within Arizona.  Can you please provide recommendations please?  Yes, I understand the pros and cons of turnkey companies.  I tend to get a lot of mixed reactions when I...

Hello All,I have found my dream property and investment. It's a small B&B, that has positive cash flow and has opened their books to us, everything looks great and we would live on the property and run the busines...

Doing FI (financial independence) math is simple when you're only invested in stocks/bonds. Knowing your savings rate, and expenses + using tools like Networthify/FIREcalc get you there pretty quickly. MMM talks about...