New member who lives in Palo Alto, CA. Realtor and property manager in the silicon valley, mostly property management. We manage around 600 doors from South San Jose to San Mateo. We have a satellite office in Denver ...

Hi BP Community,I'm fairly new to the site, but have been listening to the podcasts daily. Great info, and packed with lots of information. I'm a licensed architect working for a mid-size firm, now looking to get invo...

Obviously a wise person would put away 6 months to 1 year of operating expenses for any property. Assuming that one did this, when following the 50% rule, is the property then labeled "self-sufficient?"

If this is t...

I was told the other day that after doing something for 10,000 hours you are an expert in that field. That had me doing the math. How many hours have I put into my real estate investing career? If a normal person work...

I need help picking a market. Just watched Bigger Pockets podcast/video about picking a market here as well as read through this article about markets with both appreciation and cash flow here.
First lesson - keep th...

I went to a real estate meet up and it was advertised as free and "don't bring your credit cards" I'm not going to lie I got my hopes up a bit. Sadly as I expected it was just another sales pitch for some guru coachin...

I'm new to all of this so if I am missing something obvious, sorry.

I have been lurking and reading some threads, trying to absorb as much information as I can. I came across this and I don't understand:

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This topic contains my questions after reading "How to Quit Your Job & Invest in Real Estate Full Time" by Chad Carson. (LINK1 & LINK2) Some of this is probably pretty basic, but I am very new to this!1. "Stat...

I found a very nice C class building with 10 units near me that seems like a great deal on the surface. If you use the 50% rule, the numbers are great. However, I have a list of expenses from the owner that total 65%....

I have a renter who is perpetually late and her lease contract expired which converted to month to month. She is also has stretched out paying her late fees. If the late fees are not paid with the rent and stretched o...