Are you familiar with Tampa Bay public schools? Wimauma (Sun City Center area) or Wesley Chapel?
I am a parent with children who is trying to decide if I want to rent in a DR Horton development in Wesley Chapel or Wi...

We're looking at a house in St Louis that we're told by a neighbor has been empty for about 3 years. According to zillow, it has been listed for sale off and on since 2008, and is now bank owned. The bank listed it a ...

Hello, I'm brand new to real estate investing, I've read several books and listened to many BP podcasts and others.  I'm looking at houses in the 40213 zip code.  My concern is the flood zone (which is a huge portion ...

Hello BP community. First of all thank you for taking the time to help out a fellow investor in need. This might possibly be my first multifamily purchase; I have multiple sfrs but I am not yet comfortable running the...

Hi all, how do you go about calculating utility costs for short-term rentals, specifically for an out-of-state market? Do you Google and/or contact utility companies in that town to get an average of utility costs bas...

During an inspections of a potential SFR this morning, it was discovered (and afterwards confirmed by the seller) that the entirety of the plumbing is polybutylene; to make matters worse, there are two known leaks bel...

Every book I have read about buy and hold investing talks about forming an LLC as an essential part of your business. The line that is repeated over and over is that it protects you from a tenant suing you for everyth...

I have been reading all the responses and postings I can find regarding mold on BP. My tenant who has been with us for six months and seem to have a "Problem a Month" now tells me that there is mold on her bathroom wa...

I was discussing with a friend today the potential of incorporating heat and hotwater as a profit generation source.   This would of course require 3 base things:  1) efficient utilities- a natural gas hookup in this ...

I see a lot of cabins in the Smokies with heart shaped tubs. Personally, I don't like them. But what do guests think? Are regular jacuzzi tubs better?