Hello! I have a question that I don’t hear many people discussing! Maybe some of you can share your two cents.When purchasing a property how much money do you make sure you have in reserves?Should you have 10k or 20k ...

There are new ways to treat improvements to properties based on recent tax court decisions. This can be a significant tax benefit for real estate owners. The changes are related to what types of repairs should be expe...

I want to hear from the most economically informed BP members about their thoughts on the slow poison of negative interest rates & how it effects our industry & investing going forward.

Hey all, I recently purchased a two family in Dutchess County, NY. The first floor has 2 unrelated tenants, who have their belongings in separate rooms. One of the tenants (Tenant 1) has given me his verbal commitment...

These thoughts have nothing to do with political affiliation or preference so let us try to keep it civil. Plus, nobody really wants to hear it. 😊
We are a little more than 3 weeks away from the Presidential election...

There are a couple of older (>100 years old) homes in the community where I am looking for investment property that have radiator/hot water heat and no ventilation/duct system in the home — and I’m told it would be...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $230,000

Cash invested: $90,000

Bought off market for a great deal. Put on a roof, paint all around, new appliances...

Hello everyone,I am currently in the process of refinancing a property into a 15 year loan. Yesterday I spoke with my real estate agent and she brought up something I hadn't thought of before. She suggested that I ref...

Kern County Market UpdateWe have a median home price of around $215K as of September 2016, this is down 2% from the last year. We are seeing a trending downwards of median price for the 3 months trailing September.Thi...

Hello all,

I sold my home to help pay off my student loan debt in 2015 for 240k but continued to rent it. I have completed my debt free challenge and have a very healthy savings. Wanting to get back in the market an...