Economic Update
(Monday, May 10, 2021)
Are you making love less? I thought so. Apparently you’re not alone. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of babies born in the U.S. dropped by ...

BP,
I have a couple tenants I can't evict during COVID who haven't paid in quite some time. What is your approach? How are you handling it?
Thanks!
~Caleb

I've heard that starting your realestate adventure with a house needing a complete renovation wasn't very ideal. With the numbers, however, I am somewhat interested in giving it a go.The house was built in the 1960's ...

Hi BP!I'm in the tenant screening process with my first rental (a duplex in Philly). The bottom unit is a 2 bedroom that's roughly 700ish sq ft. I would prefer to limit the number of tenants in that unit to 2 (1 per b...

Hi.  We own a fairly high end rental house in NYS.  The tenants renewed for their fourth year in July.  Before signing, they asked us to reduce the rent because they had lost their jobs due to Covid.  It was already w...

COVID-19 continues to hit the U.S. hard. There has been a lot of discussion as to what kind of impact, if any, the latest stimulus bill will have on tenants who are struggling to pay rent month-to-month.

We belie...

From the WSJ:Federal Judge Invalidates National Eviction Moratorium A federal judge threw out a national eviction moratorium, saying the Covid-19 pandemic-relief measure exceeded the powers of the Centers for Disease ...

Hello BP! I just got done reading an article on the BP website called "5 reasons I do NOT invest in real estate using an LLC". I am just trying to gain more information on one reasons made in the article. In the artic...

Just fyi to anyone who may be planning to buy or sell a property in the near future using FHA financing, if the government shutdown happens, I've read that FHA will not be funding loans during the shutdown period.

Ju...

Hi everyone:I have a no smoking clause in my lease agreements, which prohibits the use of the recreational marijuana. However, a tenant recently informed me he has a prescription for medical marijuana.I haven't been a...