Happy Thanksgiving BP community!  I thought it might be fun to all share a little about what we are thankful for this year.  Ill go first hopefully a few others would like to share as well.This year has been great,  m...

Hey BP! not having much luck getting responses in the forums, but I'll keep trying. I have been thinking about the worse case or "nightmare" tenant situation. This of course involving extensive amounts of purposeful d...

Someone asked about whether or not they should hire a coach or mentor from a different thread in the "Starting Out" forum. @henryclark was nice enough to offer free assistance. I jumped on the offer immediately becaus...

Hi all,  I have owned my first and only rental property (Single family) for about 3 months now. My tenant moved in 2 weeks after I closed, a couple and 1 teenaged child.  It has not been as smooth as I had liked.  My ...

I have hard time finding a good vacation rental cleaning company in North Jersey.I called people on craigslist but the prices are quite high. In my area hosts are charging 25-50 dollars for cleaning. I didn't find nob...

With 2016 right around the corner, now is a good time to reflect on 2015 and what motivates you.Real estate investing offers great benefits to those who have the desire and work ethic to be an entrepreneur.  To be suc...

My question is: will the section 8 authority turn down a lease altogether if they think the rent is to high? I ask this because I really don't want to lose a tenant that I have.  She has been there 8 years and is payi...

Hi Everyone,I have been interested in real estate investing for a couple years, but have decided NOT to pursue buying rental homes at this time.  I have three young kids and decided it would be easier to invest in sto...

Hey folks, I am hoping to get some thoughts on if I should I sell my investment property or hold on to it.I purchased the SFR in January of 2015 for $252.5K. In August 2017, it appraised for $316K. Due to the age, are...

Ball park numbers: how much does it cost to fully replace a water heater with labor? Just want to see if my quotes are not too high (i know it varies by places).