Coming into real estate investing something I learned from the start is how much people dislike property management companies. A common complaint I hear is how they feel like there property is treated as just a number...

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I've been trying to find updates of the 1% rule and whether it's working in 2024, specifically when you're using a mortgage at 80% LTV, 30-year mortgage. Looking at rates today, if I were to buy a property fo...

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I'm currently in the process of narrowing down my options for real estate investment, and I could really use your expertise and insights. After careful research, I've shortlis...

Most community operators and most retailers now have, and depend on websites to drive traffic to their leasing and sales operations. No matter how an operator feels about them, websites are necessary when dealing with...

Hello All,Per the title, I am looking for opinions here. I currently own one rental property with a bank mortgage that I purchased at 21 yo (just over 2 years ago). Here is the dilemma - after we purchased this home, ...

Aloha Everyone! After 3 months of daily podcasts and reading several BP books, I'm finally making the leap to into the forums! The BP community has been an incredible resource for not only RE education but INSPIRATION...

Hello All!The above Karen Carpenter song immediately came to mind when I sat down to type my introduction. I recently inherited a decent house in a hard to sell area so I am a reluctant, yet willing to learn landlord....

Hi BP members! I am looking into giving bandit signs a shot in Los Angeles area. I want to be aware of laws regarding putting up the signs. I am having a difficult time finding the information on the L.A. city website...

I read a lot about hiring a contractor.  Has anyone ever calculated how much they saved by not using contractors and did most of the rehab work themselves? Or the real question is what percent of costs is going to con...