Hi BP community,I have a general question.  For those who are planning out their marketing attack for 2016 right now, how much of your net worth do you allocate for marketing for any given year, month, quarter, whatev...

Hi,This is my first post besides my introduction. I'm very new to real estate. I've done a lot of listening about it on the sidelines and finally decided to make an attempt based on conversations with other investors....

My wife and I set our “New Years Resolutions” on our anniversary, July 25th, instead of New Years. New Years Eve is a pretty meaningless day, so we do it on a day that's actually important to us. One of my goals last ...

Hey everyone - I am thinking about trying the "live in flip" strategy out here in Washington (Greater Seattle Area) and was wondering if anyone here has any advice or stories they'd like to share? Here are few questio...

I looked at a bunch of crumbling row-houses in Baltimore today, and many of them had crumbling and cracked brick, rotted foundation, water damage and squishy floors about to give in, and signs at the door saying the p...

Hi,New here, hopefully posting in the right category.I recently purchased a new property. And roughly a few weeks after moving, still unpacking we noticed some serious grading taking place on the other side of our fen...

You never know when an exceptional multifamily deal will come across your desk. The truth is it could happen at any time, and when it does there are a lot of things you’ll need to do. I can tell you from firsthand exp...

Hi,I've been working on getting educated on the forums and listening to podcasts.  I recently came across an opportunity buy a property that I could fix up and make a vacation rental.  I wanted to ask if anyone has ex...

Was thinking about sending out Christmas cards to tenants.  I only own 1 rental property and both my tenants are fantastic.  I was even thinking about a small $50 amazon/gift card for both of them? How common is it to...

Argh... the life of a new landlady..Served this inherited tenant a 30 day notice last month.  Lack of one legal clause necessary in Maine led me to serve another today, asking her to vacate in 30 days (she is a tenant...