I recently purchased a home with a private basement apartment; I will live upstairs and tenet will live downstairs. I plan on renting out the basement for $1100/m including utilities since the apartment is not individ...

Hello BP,I recently closed on my first buy and hold rental! It's an over/under duplex with a shared basement and is fully occupied.I have very quickly come across my first "issue" with the property. The shared basemen...

Hello BP members,I've moved into one of the units of my Triplex and it has a mixture of electric and gas heating.  My father in law recommended that I get a freestanding vented gas fireplace to heat the 800 sf unit, w...

As most of you know, one of the Fannie Mae requirements for financing properties 5 to 10 is that you need a credit score of at least 720.

The trouble I am running into, is that the more properties I purchase the lowe...

We're hoping to get some bank financing in the next 2-6 months. I'm trying to crank up our scores as much as possible and am wondering if anyone has any tricks for overcoming the piece of junk scoring models used by t...

Hey all,

I'm new to the forum, so this is my first discussion topic.

I am very into the sustainability movement, personal and professionally, and am hoping to 'green' up my town home and any future prop...

I am brand new to real estate and have some questions. - How do I find specific utility costs for my area so I can properly analyze deals? - What utilities are needed? Are these paid by me through the tenants monthly ...

I have a small 3 BR townhouse in DC that I had been renting out to market rate renters for the last 5 years. I am buying out my co-owner and will now be the sole owner. For various reasons, it felt like a safer bet to...

I have a tenant who is now transitioning into long-term from a mid-term renter. I'd like to raise the rent but I'm not sure how I go about making amendments or addendums to the contract. I'd like to raise the rent bec...

Are utilities typically included with rent in the South Wisconsin markets? If so, what do they typically run per unit or square foot?I am looking at the Janesville area and Rock County specifically, targeting small mu...