I live in bay area CA now but lived in Seattle for 10 years earlier. Reading forums I get the idea that is best to buy first investment property local. CA is out of my reach but I can do Seattle. I still go to Seattle...

Hi BP.  I don't post a whole lot but find the BP forums to be very informative so just looking for feedback or advice. Long story short, decided to not renew a 2.5 year tenant that paid the rent,kept pretty much to hi...

Hi - I am a Michigan resident with two single family rental properties in MI. I would like to move into vacation rentals and have a new business idea that I'd be interested to get feedback on any potential roadblocks ...

We are looking at purchasing our first rental property and going the route of getting a second home mortgage. Some advice I had been given was to create all LLC and purchase the place through an LLC. What I am startin...

I have read from several sources that RE investors MUST use the cash accounting method. Our CPA says this is not true. If the state is important, we are in SC. Can anyone confirm this one way or another? To give i...

Good Evening...I've seen a lot of leases where the property owner requires the tenant to show proof of Renter's Insurance.  Is this something that you do?  Why?  I guess the real question is what impact does it have o...

I (21M) have been wanting to get into the real estate investing space for some time and am looking to purchase a multifamily to house hack. The main issue I’m facing is that I have only been working in my current job ...

Hey everyone!I'm hoping there are a couple people that are in my position or that have advice on moving forward. I have been self employed for most of my adult life. I make in the six figures right now, but taxes have...

Hey guys,

I have just completed the rehab to my first ever investment property low income sfh rental.

Most prospective applicants don't bother to show up at the set meeting time (or at all). Not a big deal as I lik...

Can lenders withhold sharing a copy of the appraisal? So if I am the one that pays for the appraisal why should a Lender give me a hard time about turning over the appraisal to me? Is this common practice among lender...