I just had a sewer backup at my backyard cottage the other night, but our house was just fine. Come to find out that the side sewer line picks up the cottage, my neighbors house, then our house as it makes it way to t...

I thought BP offers a $5 discount for MySmartMove, but whenever I go to resources and click "Tenant Screening" and hit "Learn More" under the Landlord section, the pricing shows $25 for the basic and +$5 for the a...

Looking to rehab a 1950's rancher, it needs to be rewired due to the old existing knob and tube wiring. It also has original plaster walls in decent condition. I was originally thinking a full gut job in order to make...

So my husband and I backed out of a buying contract 2 days ago on July 26. We offer cash with no contingencies. The sellers will not release us from the cancellation contract. It’s been over a month.  the sellers aren...

We are doing a new kitchen and I never know if its worth the time and cost to remove soffits and install 36" cabinets instead of 30".I always thought 36" was too high for most people to use the top space but my instal...

Hello all,I am Ashley. I have between here for years learning/lurking. I also learned some from other real estate investors, I have met along the way. I still have not successfully closed on a deal. Got quite a few al...

We have been looking into the purchase of a 24-unit apartment building in Arizona that fits our location and buying criteria, however as we dug deeper with the seller we discovered that a few years back they had conve...

My brother is considering house hacking in Fayetteville, so I was looking causally through realtor.com, and the market looks very odd to me. There are a ton of multifamily properties for sale, and most of them at very...

I’m struggling to write this because I have so much to say it is difficult not to write an entire novel. So here is my attempt to be brief. JJanuary to August 2014 Yes, it took me that long to purchase my first proper...

Hello BP community! My very first BP post! Quick intro... I recently left the creative industry (print/digital graphic design, art direction and creative management) to pursue this new passion of mine in real estate i...