Just came across a late night call with one of my tenants. His family has been living there over a year and I would consider them good tenants. They warned me before that the front tenants dogs (pitbulls) are sometime...

Dear Fellow BPers in and around Tokyo Japan.I would like to get a small informal get-together going on a regular basis somewhere in Tokyo. Open to anyone willing to make the trip of course, but likely folks from the K...

I just had a real frustrating incident occur.  First of all, I think some flippers do not understand the purpose of wholesaling or wholesalers.  I have run into a bunch of flippers in New Jersey, North Carolina and el...

I need serious input! I just looked at a Historic house in my town that has been sitting vacant for over 30 years. The family finally put it on the market and are asking $80K. The realtor thinks they would take $40K o...

Pretty simple question... but:

1) I know that some/many of you self-manage. You don't need to tell me "ZERO" and elaborate on how great you are. I get it.

2) I'm sure someone out there still uses a PM or PM compan...

I’m an Associate Broker in Syracuse, NY and this happened to me last week: I submitted and offer for a condominium on behalf of an LLC. The agent called me back and countered. My buyers accepted and we signed the d...

Earlier this year my good friend paid $30k to a Dallas real estate guru to finally get started in real estate at the ripe young age of 55. After the course, the gurus convinced him to put his entire retirement into 2 ...

This month the Indianapolis Council is to consider City Council General Ordinance No. 215.  This proposal will require/mandate that all Landlords accept Section 8 vouchers and be subject to rules that go along with th...

HelloI could be missing the obvious, but I cannot seem to find much information on calculating the return and benefits of debt pay down on a rental property.How do you assess the benefits of improved equity or increas...

What's preferred: (1) High cash flow, but low chance of appreciation, OR (2) modest cash flow, but high chance of appreciation? I had a discussion last week with a fellow investor, and we were debating the merits of e...