Hi,A tenant looks at the place while it was in move in move out clean up. She signs a one year lease on July 11th and the move in date was set for July 17th. She gave me $500 cash at lease signing $366 for pro rated J...

Hey BP family - I am very new to RE Investing. I decided to make RE Investment a focus a year ago, and as of four weeks ago, my wife and I have picked up five properties. Below I tried to give a brief overview of my c...

How do you go about sending an offer letter to a seller's agent if I am not represented by a buyer's agent?  My state requires all offers to be on official state forms, is it legal for me to use these state forms or a...

Hi,I recently purchased an investment property out at Memphis, TN last month - 4/2.5, nice schools, low crime, etc. and the appraisal came in at $140K.  Comps with better condition around the area was $155K (so -15K f...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 10, 2020)

The resurgence in coronavirus cases is sidetracking an economic recovery that gained steam in May and early June, slowed in July, and now indicates a rocky path ahead. ...

I live in Loudoun County in Northern VA, avg price point is ~500k for a SFH and I am starting to drive for dollars.Just curious for those that do/have done this:- how do you approach this practice in areas where there...

I've had an issue in a condo I manage for a couple of months and after much trial and error, I thought I'd check with BP to see if anyone might have an idea what might be going on.  The condo is a newer unit (2004) on...

Hey everyone - I'm looking for my first STR property and am considering expanding my search to include multiple long distance markets since my home market is super slow right now (upstate NY). I have a question about ...

Ok , I've done some stupid things over the years but one came to mind today when i was new new new.  I was helping a handyman trying to be a general contractor who was working on a project trying to learn.  He sent me...

Hello all! I am a native New Yorker and I am just now in a position where I can seriously start saving for a down payment on a home. I currently have only $10,000 set aside which--in this city--is a paltry sum.I used ...