Looking for some 'outside-the-box' ideas from you guys. Story: I was waiting until March to list a house for sale - a previous primary home, rural but really nice custom home, great neighborhood full of nice houses, i...

That's right, guys - the Big 40!Shit hurts that I didn't know I had.  Kids are still young.  My works in life are nowhere near being done.  I've got more headaches than ever before.And yet, statistically - I've got mo...

Say you have a tenant who wants you to replace carpeting that is worn but still functional.  Or he wants you to fix a gutter that is old but still does the job.  Or he wants you to paint a kitchen ceiling when all it ...

And So It Begins (once again):In the past couple of weeks:-- Facebook = 11,000 people unemployed (13% of it's employees gone in one day)-- Twitter = 50% of it's people laid off -- Zillow = 5% of its people laid off --...

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I've seen posts and profiles of people who own RE in multiple states. I've also seen posts and comments stating that anyone who rents out a property farther than easy driving distance from their own home should...

We have a 2 unit building that we have lived in for 10 years.  The renter lived there before we bought it.  It was/is our first place, the renter was clean and worked a stable blue collar job, and it was easy to keep ...

A few months ago my tenant e-mailed me and said "We've had 3 bats in the house in the past 2 weeks and this morning one was in our bed when we woke up." The went on to say that they got their rabies shots.5 days late...

Someone sent me this email so I wanted to post it less as much of the political spin as I could subtract as possible to get a sense for how much of it is accurate. Here are taxes that will be coming for 2011 accordin...

Hi, I'm new to real estate investing and I'm really enjoying the BP community!The BRRRR method seems like a great choice for our goals, but even after watching the BP video on cash-out refinancing I'm confused about o...

Crossposted in Texas forumHi,
I'm in Texas and my dad passed away nearly 2 years ago. I inherited his home which is paid for.
I've been living in it and have done heavy home renovations. I know
that if I put it u...