Like the title says, I'm looking to make my first real estate investment. I have about 20k saved in personal funds and was recently pre-qualified for an FHA loan of 250K at 5% down.
I'm looking at purchasing a 180k d...

I know this is going to vary by market and personal circumstances, but I cannot help but notice that it is the prerogative of most investors to buy cash flowing properties as aggressively as possible, and as soon as o...

Hi All, Looking for some opinions on a situation i am in... My fiancee and I recently bought a new home and i am trying to decide whether to keep my current primary and rent it out, or sell it. Here is some background...

I visited the property and found the hard wired Smoke Detectors in the living room and hallway were removed ( the ines in the bedrooms were still there ) . I asked the tenant why they did that and he said that the smo...

So I have a situation that will be fun to play out over the next few days, but interested to see what other landlords would do.

Tenants contacted us last week because their lights were dimming. Had an electr...

Hello BP Members, 
I am under a contract for a 8 unit building came on MLS few days back and was hoping to get your opinion on few technical/diligence things given the communities vast experience in investing in mult...

This is such a basic question, but I don't quite understand the basics of it.

If my income increases by 3.5% per year (that's my current raise per year per our contract) and inflation has been between 3-5% pe...

I'm not all that familiar when it comes to the purchasing/selling of homes that have solar panels.  As an agent, I'm starting to see more and more properties in my area be listed with solar panels so I'd liked to gain...

I'm seeing high electric bills in our STR properties and was wondering if anyone had tried using a web thermostat to reduce power usage when the unit was vacant.  The idea would be to turn the AC up (higher temps) whe...

After analyzing the local Mercer County market I've noticed there are not that many MFH that are desirable meaning cash flow can occur, but appreciation, schools and good tenants will be at risk. Granted MFH are more ...