I stopped playing the lottery a long time ago. Even then I only played the large jackpots.  I'm finding myself tempted again. There are two huge jackpots right now totaling 2.6 billion dollars combined.  If I won eith...

Hi Guys,
So, I'll be closing on my first rental property in about 3 weeks and I just found out this past weekend that the property needs a new roof. I mean, I knew the roof was old, but I thought I'd be able to get a...

President Bush today proposed an economic stimulus package amounting to 1% of GDP. His ideas included:

Immediate implementation
No Tax Increases
Bolster business and consumer spending
Tax rebate check
No Spending Pr...

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I am a 20 year old Marine currently deployed, upon my return i plan to buy homes and rent them out. This is a piece of what i wrote today and would I would like some feedback. Much ap...

I have a co worker who wants me to help her. Her and her husband are divorced the note is in his name only but they are both on the deed. She lives in the home he does not. They went through the trial loan mod but h...

Hello BP community,
 Is it me or do the sky high valuations on homes seem similar to the run-up during 2006-2007? It seems like the market is due for a valuation correction, maybe relatively substantial (10-20%)? Eco...

Hello All, I'm new to the forums and am interested in owner occupying a 'plex (2-3 units most likely). Prior to discovering BP I assumed the only rules for successful renting were to not have vacancies and not to take...

A friend of mine recently gave me a call a few days ago seeking advice. He recently inherited $150k and wanted to start investing in real estate. Naturally, I told him to first go learn anything and everything he coul...

I saw a post on facebook from a realtor that her market dropped 52%Anyone seeing drastic decline?

The listing prices now are insane versus the closed comparable for multi units, specifically 4plexs in Las Vegas. I understand the hype with Realtor.com listing Las Vegas as #1 top 100 cities forecast for 2018. I unde...