New to this group, thought I'd post my current situation and see if others have opinions on it...  My wife and I bought our first "starter" home in San Francisco (Eureka Valley - in between Castro and Noe Valley) 4 ye...

Hello! I'm starting out -- slowly. I'm looking in the Baltimore area for possible buy-and-hold properties to rent out, but this question is general for any region.Let's say I've read around and looked in person and so...

I've been meaning to make a post like this for a while, but haven't gotten around to it until now.  I joined BP in the fall of 2016, after having started reading about real estate some that summer.  I listened to hund...

Hello everyone,I just purchased my first rental, made it through the screening process, have a move in date set for a qualified tenant, and am wondering about what kind of documentation I should be preparing, and in w...

I have been riding my bike around my neighborhood for a few days and have come up with a list of about 60 properties that are showing signs of distress(property not being taken care of, over-grown lawn, junk in the...

I'm looking to upgrade to an online property management software and am deciding between Buildium and AppFolio.  Our portfolio is located in Minnesota and includes 90 units, combination of single family, small multifa...

Hi, I am a complete toddler when it comes to investing and buying a house in general…Just learned what refinancing was a couple months ago. (I am 20 yrs old) Investing has always been an interest of mine and after a c...

Hi everbody,my husband and I are just starting in Real Estate business. Our 1st tenants we have inherited as we purchased our 1st investment property over a year ago. In 2 days we are closing on our 2nd investment pro...

Hi, as the title mentions we got a new tenant and a month ago and she saw a Silverfish bug once and asked us to get an exterminator. We kindly replied that these bugs are harmless and that if she saw one it’s not that...

E-Myth, written by Michael Gerber, discusses why most small businesses fail. While it's not a real estate focused book, it explains why most real estate investors fail. There are three parts to the successful small ...