Hello there,I am thinking of buying my first rental in Florida (either Orlando or Tampa), however I was warned by a friend who bought a few months ago and had to spend 3000$ on landlord insurance. He said that there a...

Perhaps we will find out in the next couple of days one way or another if this will escalate further, what if Russia does invade Ukraine and the U.S. gets involved? Without going too deep, I am seeing speculation on a...

Hey folks, loving the BP community thus far, hoping to make my first purchase soon! Stuck on a bit of a hard-spot though, might be over thinking. A lot of the education (books, podcasts, forums, etc) I've been taking ...

Ok - Looks like the NY Post called the election for Obama . . . seems like the rest of the nets are tiptoing around it. So, I'll stand behind the Post and call it for Obama.
[UPDATE - It is official - McCain is in ...

I've got a good long-standing relationship w/ a guy who owns a commercial construction company.   He's got a diverse and skilled staff on his payroll,  and I know they've got the ability to do any sort of work that mi...

Wanted to see what other landlords thought about this situation.

We are buying a distressed 3 family that has 3 apartments: 1 bedroom in the basement, and 2- 2 bedroom units.

The basement apartment has ...

Thought some of us could learn from others mistakes here. Are you all willing to cop to your mistakes? Let us learn from your small misfortunes.

So: What was your biggest mistake investing?

I have recently seen multiple post by people saying their CPA has advised them against putting their investment property in an LLC and to own them personally.Am I missing something because this seems crazy to me?  I c...