I'm stuck between two life choices: 1. Become a CPA2. Become a Real Estate AgentThe complication: I have always wanted to get into real estate investing. My parents own apartments and for the last couple of years I ha...

How Much is Too Much to Charge Your Tenant in Late Fees?

My main strategy so far has been BRRRR and like many people I have been the cog that makes the machine turn. So, with that there are limits to how fast I can accomplish things. I've been pondering how to adjust my rol...

I am a broker in Ft Laud, Florida. I'm also an active investor. Florida is notorious for foreclosure scams and modification scams.I was wondering, however, if any one has had any experience with approaching a distress...

Hi BP Family - My husband and I are looking into purchasing another single family home.  We've always purchased turn-key properties and are now thinking of buying a true fixer-upper at a lower cost and renovating (i.e...

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I'm brand spanking new to this forum. I"m just about to turn 30. I live in Ontario, Canada. I work in commissioned sales as well as market online. I really want to get things going in Real Estate and become...

Hello! I have been reading this forum with pretty much every spare moment I have had since this weekend when my fiance led me to it. I think I've become a little obsessed with this idea as I can really see the long te...

MAIN SUB-PRIME LOSSES SO FAR
Merrill Lynch: $22.1bn
Citigroup: $18bn
UBS: $13.5bn
Morgan Stanley $9.4bn
HSBC: $3.4bn
Bear Stearns: $3.2bn
Deutsche Bank: $3.2bn
Bank of America: $3bn
Barclays: $2.6bn
Royal Bank of Scot...

Hello all. I have ~$24k in car loans for which I had a plan to get paid off in a few months, while continuing to save money to begin investing in real estate... to date, we have accumulated close to $30k, kept in a “...

We rented out our house 2 months ago (We had 3 applicants we chose the one I thought low risk but turned out total nightmare). First month we spent close to half month rent to fix things they requested. Starting secon...