Just finished reading a article on where to snag a hot deal in the US, which was featured in the Canadian Real Estate Magazine this month. The article talks about areas and list the top ten areas. These were based o...

I just listened to episode 176 with Tom Krol. It was really inspiring and motivating. (well at least enough to get me posting my thoughts). In the episode, he described in great detail his direct marketing campaign an...

Howdy BP – I have a duplex under contract In Louisville CO and would love all the advice I can get. I am planning to live in one side and “house hack” the first 1-2 years. This deal was found off MLS and negotiated th...

where do you think these immigrants are most likely to settle? i'm assuming mostly in Ontario, probably Toronto, Ottawa, and west of Toronto? Ontario accepts almost as many immigrants as the rest of Canada combined, i...

Hi BP Family,I am exploring the short term rental market and was planning to self manage the property. One question that keeps coming up is how to handle the trash cans? I don't want my guests having to show up to a h...

Some background: I am (hopefully) going to make my first step into real estate investing by purchasing a duplex! I’m in the military currently stationed in Korea and I want to buy in Washington State. Does anyone have...

I have a single family house is West Virginia that is paid in full.  I recently moved out to California and rented the property out to some girls who destroyed the house and then abandoned it.  Had the worst time find...

It seems that the BP community really supports use of property management services.  We (a couple) have a very small portfolio and are owner occupants in one of our buildings.  We question why some people with small l...

My tenant informed me that she slipped, fell and caused a big crack in the fiberglass tub with the knee. House is 13 years old, so I would put life of tub at 13. She is claiming it's bad installation etc because they ...

This post is going to highlight the events that took place over the course of a month for one of my rental properties. Keep in mind this property is relatively turnkey with most capital improvements completed within t...