We are closing on our first two rental properties next week.  They are turn key ready to rent properties.  We have a few potential renters already.  One is a young couple with a dog.  I have dogs myself and know that ...

Our start wasn’t easy, fell into our first rental – it was a failure…however the learning experience helped get us to where we are today. Reflecting, we’re very thankful for the learning experience (and work to never ...

I should probably wait to post until I'm settled a little bit, but I'm fairly anxious at this point. I have been a landlord for almost three months. My wife and I bought the other half of the twinhome we had been livi...

Ok so I'm looking at one of these...needs some lighter rehab maybe 20k. It's a duplex, rents for the area are about about 1700. They are not way far off from my max purchase price of 80-90k (including rehab costs)...I...

Granted this is just my opinion, but it is based on 28 years of experience (including the '80s collapse of the TX market) and some careful looking.

I've noticed more For Sale signs in Austin and San Antonio lately, i...

What a great site this is! I thank my wonderful accountant and CPA for turning me on to BP. I am a beyond full time ;0) Realtor in the San Francisco Bay Area and a very proud native to the Peninsula...born and rais...

Does anyone have experience and/or a system in place for Rooming/Multi-Use Housing? It seems like a way to drastically increase rental income and not much extra work if done correctly. Im just wondering who's done ...

Ok I am a small time investor , for now :).

My question is pretty simple. What do you keep in reserves? I know everyone says typically 3-6 months and if you want to be really safe go 12+months.

1. What ...

Ruckus erupts at Tampa town hall meeting on health care
Friday, August 7, 2009

A town hall meeting on President Obama's health care reform proposal turned into a spectacle Thursday.

TAMPA (Bay News 9) -- A town hal...

We've owned a building for about 3 years in the city. We just received our water bill for said building last week. We called the useless water dept, and they sent someone out. The water meter is going out of control, ...