Hi BP,I just bought my first rental property (Duplex in a C+ area). $82k purchase price.I'm going to be painting this Saturday and found Brandon's article about using Walmart's cheap paint; Color Place Country White. ...

Are larger, more expensive homes hard to rent.I am concerned that anyone that would rent such a nice place could afford to purchase their own nice home, so finding a renter that would stay for a while, might be diffic...

Hey Guys I was on another forum and Tim Gordon posted something that really struck me. He said " At this stage of the market, those who can't succeed teach." This is something that I wholeheartedly agree with and some...

Hi All,

Has anyone worked with Smartland properties currently or in the past? I'm looking into the Cleveland area for a turnkey rental investment.

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Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...

I live in midwest ohio which is supposed to have some of the highest cap rates in the country and I am consistently seeing low B grade multifamily properties selling for 7 percent cap rates, is the competition really ...

I’m currently in high school, and learned about house hacking from the bigger pockets podcast. I am confused about how I can make some cash flow from house hacking a property near my future university. Which propertie...

I’m looking to buy and hold with a cash flow emphasis but a long term outlook. Section 8 looks like the best deal on mid to low end attached and semiattached units in Baltimore. Rents are the same for section 8 as for...

I'm curious if anyone has tried to deduct the cost for an account on Audible.com or a similar audiobook database subscription on their taxes?  Can you justify that there is enough real estate related content to write ...

Hi Everyone - Thanks for all your valuable discussion and willingness to share advice.  Tapping into the wisdom and thinking of folks who have greater perspective/different perspective and experience is so very valuab...