Not really "do it yourself" but this seemed like the best fit...Quick facts: Small house, approximately 900 sq ft.  New roof.  Baseboard heat.  Dry crawlspace.  New plumbing with no leaks.  I purchased it earlier this...

When my wife and I have rented places for ourselves previously, we only ever payed a single application fee. However, the prevailing logic I've researched says that each person over the age of 18 living in the house n...

Since one thing on that list of goals in 2011 was to work with more investors (hence my recent increase in activity here on BP), I thought it would be good to figure out what investors are looking for, and also what t...

Women, what's been your experience with flipping? I'd like to get started with flipping, but I'm a bit afraid of how most of the people I'll be interacting with are men. How do you get taken seriously/take authority a...

We have several SFH's rentals and now we started renovating/managing a 12-plex we just purchased. One of the tenants got the 3 day notice after a month and a half of promising to pay rent. Well...the 3rd day was up on...

If you were starting from scratch and designing a house for a vacation rental, close to an outdoor recreation hub, what would be the priorities for layout, to include as amenities, etc.? 

@Brandon Turner tells us that we should be making multiple offers weekly. My question is what is the best way to do this? I recently set up an alert on redfin.com that tells me when something comes on the market that ...

Has anyone tried cold-calling from the phonebook for leads? I got this idea from my agent who does this to get listings.

I am wondering how effective this could be for finding seller leads? I would have someone do t...

I've found a "great" vacant house in a popular area of Washington DC. After doing a LOT of sleuthing, I'm "pretty sure, 90% positive" that I've found the daughter of the deceased owner. I actually have her phone numbe...

Hi everyone! I have a question about what to do with the electric and water when showing the rental, do you leave them on and keep paying for them or shut them off? I have personally been shown rentals that do both bu...