When buying a property I always calculate 10-15% for delinquency and vacancies. With my portfolio this is a conservative average however I have a fourplex with small one bedroom units that seems to take a long tim...

HiI have been contacted by an assisted living company that is interested in renting my home to use as a small 4 client assisted living home. They currently have another assisted home in a different part of town that t...

Hello, I'm just getting into real estate investing and my first deal (well maybe) is gonna be in Cape Coral Florida with a new build. I took out a HELOC for 150k and I already bought a lot in Cape Coral for 55k. The h...

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I was born and raised in San Diego and now work here as a mechanical engineer in the defense industry. Growing up, the concept of "work hard in school, get a degree, and find a well paying job to work at f...

Quick question how many of you would consider changing your name to your spouses last name instead of yours?

Hi, this is my first post since turning BP Pro a few months ago. I closed on my first rental property, a townhouse in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore on 6/14. I am using a property manager, and there are listings...

It’s been about seven months since I bought my primary residence. Luckily, I had done some research going in to the deal so I had at least some idea of what to do. But of course, you won’t really know or learn everyth...

Hello BP, thought I'd finally start a diary on my project. To make a very long story short, we have finally broken ground on our 10 acres of land in Acton, CA which lays in the northern part of Los Angeles county, jus...

I was at one of those seminars with a business buddy that are advertised from time to time. Info seemed great. They wanted 2K for the next level of training - we coughed up. Again, great info, and really whet my appet...