hi all. i was driving around my neighborhood and found two abandoned houses that are in fairly decent shape. i wanted to research them to find out if i can do something with them. the owner of one house died, but he w...

I'd like to preface with an apology. This is half rant, half asking for advice. People always say to surround yourself with people who share your goals and visions, and those that are living the life you want. There a...

Hello BP community,I am a newbie landlord and I have rented one of my units (SFH with 3 bedrooms/2 baths) to an older couple and their adult daughter. They have been wonderful tenants so far. The mom recently told me ...

Hello everyone,

My company has developed our Tenant screening process ver thoroughly and over many years. That said it's been a great learning process and has been successful in the markets we've been in.

Recently w...

Hi, folks! My husband and I live pretty humbly so we have zero debt. We own our home, our cars, etc. My husband works part time for himself and I don’t work at all. Haven’t since 2017. We’re surviving and thriving jus...

How do I convince her not to do this... and instead buy 2-4 houses with a turnkey company here locally?

The $210k house is in her neighborhood, has an elderly woman renting it, and doesn't need any repairs. M...

Hello,37yoM living in LCOL area Midwest. I'm a PA and wife is an OTA. Current income is around 450k on W2s. I max out 403B. Going to begin maxing Backdoor Roth this year. Hold some VTSAX. Homeowner. Looking to begin d...

Hey Guys,

So i was reading a really interesting article on FORBES the other day, and it was about how many of these real estate TYCOONS did over there careers.

The interview/articles featured people such Sam Zell, ...

My daughter is going to college this fall. I'm exploring RE strategies in her college town for the next 4 years and potentially beyond. I can't seem to find anything in past posts. Options that came to mind:
1) buy a...

I've heard it a million times, "never rent to family." Being the naive person that I was -- possibly still is -- I didn't listen. I rented my condo out to a family member in 2013. By early 2014, I noticed their rent p...