Hi folks, Have a situation with my first ever lease. Tenant and girlfriend have split after living together for 12 months. Girlfriend is not on the lease and is not leaving the house. As per the tenant, he has to pay ...

Is there a way I can value an apartment building that doesn't have any financial stmts? A building in my area is on the market but it has been vacant about 8 years so there are no financial stmts to view. I think th...

Hi all !While I have already denied the tenant, once in a while I run into a situation like this and wonder would someone else have done something different...This was an REO duplex and I inherited tenants on one side...

Hey everyone, just thought I would run this by you guys and see what your thoughts are.  I came across a foreclosure that was on the market for $35K.  It was a 1999 28x60 on a basement and 1 acre of land in the city s...

Hi, I'm Paul. I moved to Sunnyvale, California one year ago. I work as a Product Marketing Manager for a tech company. I turn 30 in September and would like to buy my first property around that time.

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Hey everyone, just wanted to introduce myself to the BP world with a quick about me and what my plans are.  I was born and raised in Orange County, NY, but am planning on making the move to Southern California in the ...

I haven't seen a lot of discussion about this topic which surprises me since I feel like personal finance people talk about HSAs all the time! A couple months ago there was a guest on the BP money pod that said someth...

I recently acquired a property with an existing tenant who has been living there for about four years. The tenant was paying rent to the previous owner but hasn't been paying rent for a while since the property was fo...

My name is Aidan Herrera (22 years old) and I live near Hackettstown NJ, I recently went through less than 1 month ago a pain no one should ever experience with the passing of my best friend and father. He was a wonde...

The laws haven't changed since 1997- and your personal home 'tax exemption' may be over the limits, due to years of appreciation in the real estate market. I found this excellent article this morning- folks in high-ap...