Which would you choose to do with 40k?My husband's former residence is now a rental property for us.  Property is worth 120k, we owe 133k.  Market rent is about 1300 per month.  Loan is a 20 year HARP at 5.25%.  PIMI,...

Hello Im considering buying a 2 unit home it is a 2 bedroom full basement and seperate in law quarters above 2 car garage in a good area and both units are in awesome shape. Newer kitchens and baths and flooring. Reha...

Hi everyone, I've been looking around on BP for awhile and considering if investing in real estate is the best move for me. All the posts and tools have been so helpful is giving me an idea of what to look for. My hus...

We are having sub zero windchills and have been opening our cabinets and washing machine and keeping our heat above average (70°ish vs. our normal 60°) to help the pipes from freezing. Unfortunately, this isn’t workin...

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I'm not seeking to buy at the moment so I am using this time to practice. There is a neighborhood of interest that is up and coming and has some nice 4-plexes. I have considered contacting the sellers (off market) to ...

Bought my first rental in Feb this year, 4bd, 2ba.  There is a family of 6 in there, so I expected the water & sewer bill to be high.  I pay the bill since it is my name, which i believe is required in Ma.  The te...

Hello to anyone, I've been a landlord to my homes before but never looked into real estate investing beyond until the last several months. I'm looking for real honest answers to these "calculating ROI" calculators. I'...

Hey everyone, I'm just starting out and haven't pulled the trigger yet on a property and constantly refining my proforma model but wanted to seek advice on estimating rehab work.  Most of the deals I'm looking for are...

Does anyone have any experiences/thoughts on the dual-flush toilets for rentals?

On my first triplex, I swapped all 6 toilets to the 1.6 gpf models; it cut my water bill by about 16%.

I am now looking at a fixer 4-p...