Hello, I am new investor and have a rental. I was advised to open a business checking account for my rental. My question is why do a business account ? Why not an everyday account ? From brief research, i see business...

I was curious to find out what brand  of paint everyone is using in their flips and rentals.I have seen some contractors getting $60/gallon paint from sherwin williams for $15.I am thinking because of the volume they ...

For the most part, all of the real estate based operating systems are geared toward property managers, NOT investors. This includes metrics typically only the manager would need to focus on (work orders, billing, vend...

Hi everyone! We're rehabbing a house that we plan to rent out later. My husband spent a ton of time to decide whether he should buy a white ceiling fan or a black ceiling fan... and among the white ones, which to get....

I bought about several hectares of land a few years back. It turns out I can't severance it any more according to the official plan. Are there any ways to go around this by changing the zoning of the land AND then app...

Hi all,

I’m new to the BP community and really excited about to prospect of starting a real estate portfolio. I am considering the purchase of a duplex to house hack my way to a decent-sized portfolio of multi-fami...

Good evening BPersI'm tearing down and building a single family home in Seattle. Our architect gave us a not to exceed quote of $6,500 and to date we've gone beyond that. Being that I've never been through this proces...

I'm a small business owner and as such, I am having a somewhat difficult time getting conventional loans. I make enough income, but because the banks see being self-employed as complicated income, it is more difficult...

Thanks Theo Hicks for this amazing blog post.
In our recent interview with @Slocomb Reed and Phil, we looked at the importance of real estate investing and tax planning. If you use tax mitigation techniques like cost...

Hi everyone. I have a questions about cash flow of rental properties. So I’ve been reading about all of the expenses I should be taking out of the rent I receive to determine my pure cash flow. Mortgage, taxes, insura...