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One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...
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Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
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Hey all,I've listened to a lot of podcasters and I always hear people hawking the idea of travel hacking/travel rewards on credit cards. I don't get the attraction of points over pure, hard cash back on the cards. All...
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I put my home on the market 15 days ago, hired a real estate attorney, and recently paid 500 for MLS. Been listed on MLS for 5 days and I haven’t received any calls from agents to have a buyer tour. What am I missing?
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50% of the new investors I talk to live somewhere that's not affordable as a rental market.
They want to invest but feel handcuffed by the high prices and competition around them.
I say "dude, you need to pick a n...
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I am a recent property owner and BP member. Things didn’t start too well and I would appreciate any advice on what I should do if the situation does not improve :End of october 2013 I bought two rehabilitated houses i...
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Last year news was announced that Foxconn plans to build a large plant in Racine County, WI. My initial thought was that housing prices and rents should continue to rise nearby to accommodate the future workforce and...
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If you raise the rent every year, do you always need to fix something small on the property to justify you raising the rent or every other year you dont have to improve something and just tell tenant raising rent for ...
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Hello, BP!I've been doing some diligence on an 8 unit apartment building by obtaining details from the seller's agent and running some analysis. Outside of the numbers, I've got a few details around this potential opp...
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Hello BP,I currently own a 2/2 condo in a good 4 season vacation town in NH. This is my primary residence. Since discovering BP I have been thinking (some might say obsessing) about RE as a way to build long term in...