I'm calling different banks asking what downpayment for investor loan is. Lowest I got is 15% for single door. If I get duplex, triplex or fourplex, then it's 25%. I'm in Texas. Is this standard? Is 15% good? Has anyo...

In the process of closing on my first SFR and could use some tips on choosing an insurance policy.
How do you determine when a policy is good for the price? What are some red flags to look out for?How much coverage ...

This arrived in my email this AM and is so good I pass it to you!

Proctor & Gamble (P&G) is an international conglomerate with 25 separate billion-dollar brands including: Gillette, Pantene, Crest, Tide, Dawn...

Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...

hello all,I'm looking for some advice.... Why else would I be starting such a threat... LOL.Basically, as the subject line indicates, my business is not producing as much as it needs to financially. For the last five...

This was a convo my family had around the dinner table last night as some are leasing and some are buying their car. I was wondering what the BP community thought about leasing a car. Lets make the assumption that you...

Economic Update
(Monday, January 25, 2021)

There aren’t many people—apart from, say, Elon Musk—who are going to look back fondly on 2020. It was a year of illness, pain, uncertainty, an...

There has been a lot of talk of people moving out of California. To this effect, the Los Angeles Times has an article that goes by the subject "High taxes be damned, the rich keep moving to California". Has anyone rea...

Hi all,
I am wondering if I can receive some advice from experienced investors when it comes to purchasing older homes in the Milwaukee area. Obviously, there are a lot of homes in Milwaukee that are very old. Howeve...