Hey Everyone!  My husband and I are looking at purchasing a 4-unit property in the St. Paul area of MN.  This would be our first deal, and we both have so much to learn.  We both are wondering, who pays for utilities?...

HI BP community!  I currently have 4 SFH rentals in the southeast, 3 of which are owned free-and-clear save for property taxes and insurance.  The 4th has a LTV of 40%.  Combined rents on the property net roughly $420...

Hello all,Long time reader 1st time poster. This site has helped me immensely. After a year of looking, I closed on a 2 unit (2 bed, 1 bath each) property on 4/16 and just finished slight rehab and I now have both uni...

i am currently in a similar stage in my real estate investment career. I am currently looking for a buyers agents.There are few things i would like to know before i decided on one.

1. how much do...

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I am looking at a potential first deal, and I would love opinions from you seasoned folks. It is a 1bd/1ba condo, 600SF, in the older part of the town, but not a bad neighborhood by any means. It is surround...

I’m currently a grad student in a rural, low cost of living area and I found an interesting rental property for sale for only $73,000. The property is a 4 bed/2 bath duplex. Also on the 1 acre lot is a 2 bed/2 bath tr...

I would like to draw on the collective wisdom of BP to help me answer a question.

First some background; while I have been involved in real estate for well over 15 years, but it has always been on the office / retail...

Hi everyone! I'm still a newbie that's learning to crawl in this REI world. In looking to find my 'first deal', I had a conversation with a friend about his condo property.He purchased this condo in 2007 as a 2nd inve...

First I want to thank you for reading, I am new to the investment market and the idea is exciting and terrifying at the same time.A few facts:Purchase Price: 325,000Rental Income Estimate: $5250Property details: This ...

This has been an ongoing issue since the beginning and I'm learning the hard way to screen tenants properly. A family began to rent our newly built house in June and after about a month, the wife had been diagnosed wi...