Hello all!Very new to this whole scene....but I am a very interested and hopeful future buy and hold real estate investor in the single family home/duplex/triplex market in central and northeastern Pennsylvania.  I sa...

I won't bore anyone with the details. One of my ex-tenants made the following post on her facebook page and inundated me with long, rambling text messages claiming her attorney was going to take me down. Yes, she is a...

Real life of a newbie investorI've been inspired by Account Closed post, "real life of a real estate investor". With that being said, I believe there's value in sharing my journey with other newbies. I will begin givi...

I am getting married next June to a girl I have been friends with since high school and dating for 4 years. She is the least selfish/greedy person I have been in a relationship. Even though I trust her and don't plan ...

Hi BP! I wanted to share my rookie mistake. We have purchased two SFH with inherited tenants. The first was in February and the second this past month. While we were closing on the second rental, we did a new lease fo...

I'm just starting out and doing some research on a real estate syndicator who invests in apartment complexes. We've talked a little bit and are going to talk again soon. What are some things to be sure to ask in order...

My husband is working full time. I'm housewife taking care of our child and rental properties.We have 5 SFR and one apartment building out of state, managed by PM.  We bought the apartment building vacant last year an...

Contractor is a month past deadline and not even half way done with job. (Only demo..rough plumbing and some rough electrical).On my last visit to the site about 10 days ago there wan no progress from my previous visi...

Hello all,
I've reached out to a few folks individually but wanted to start a thread on this as well. I'm an investor from the NYC area and recently took a trip out to Lehigh Valley, PA to get a feel for Allentown an...

I have been following a vacant house since 2010 mostly due to having relatives on the same street.  The house is located in a Pittsburgh neighborhood that has been hot for the last few years.  Long before finding BP, ...