I want to hear your most basic thoughts about buying properties with visible foundation problems. I understand there can be a huge spectrum of problems with consequences varying from "can't play a fair game of marb...

After paying my contractor 35k, I found his interior work was pretty shoddy. I already had a few issues with the contractor I pointed out and ask for discounts or refunds, but none were ever given, they just acknowled...

Hey everyone- I ran across an article today and shared with my clients and fellow investors. Thought I'd post on here as well. Cleveland City Council has passed a series of new regulations targeting landlords who allo...

MY FIRST INVESTMENT-DEAL OR NO DEAL!?I’m so grateful to the BP community. The many generous and knowledgeable people and resources are a blessing to a newbie like me. I was just introduced to the world of real estat...

So I have a duplex, and am currently renovating our tenant side. The last 2 big projects are to refinish the oak floors in the living room/bedrooms, and we want to tile the kitchen and bathroom. We're hiring out a con...

                                                     Economic Update                                           (Monday, November 30, 2021)
The shortened Thanksgiving week was a relatively quiet period for our econo...

Need to make a few decisions and I still don't have my big boy pants to make them! Bought 2 houses in the city of Oak Park here in Michigan, not a high end area but definitely a nice quiet/affordable city with very...

Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...

Is investing in condos always a bad idea? For example, I have heard of people having lots of problems in condos with 100+ units, and very high HOA fees. But what about a condo in a 12 unit building? Is this still, ge...