We all know Cleveland Population is Declining every year. I hear a lot of reasons, but other than jobs as being the main reason, I cannot seem to find other reasons that make it reasonable for the declinning populatio...

I have always had carpet in my rentals but I’ve been hearing more praise for putting in hard floors for less expense during rental turnover. When I called in a couple of flooring guys for estimates, one recommended vi...

Hey BP Forum!     When you purchase a buy and hold property do you believe in making only necessary repairs or do you go in and gut the place even if it doesn’t help your ROI?     I’ve been going back and forth on thi...

Hi, everyone! I am brand new to the world of real-estate. However, what I lack in experience, I make up for in passion, drive and work ethic. I’m currently reading The Book on Rental Property Investing and just upgrad...

What's up, BP? At the beginning of this year, I started investing in Kansas City. Wanted to talk about three reasons why I choose to expand into the Kansas City market and three things to watch out for when embar...

Hi all,New to BP and been drinking from a firehose--podcasts, books, consistent conversation with local realtor helping to find a property (connected before finding BP). I have family in Raleigh, wife and I can't affo...

Hey All, I am a local Residential Agent here in Tampa, Fl. I have a decent amount of cash saved up ready to be spent on a downpayment for my first investment property.
Problem is, I don't want to take the traditional...

I have been calling on ads on craig's list. The only motivated sellers that I have been able to find have run down old trailers. Definitely not "Lonnie Deals". Lonnie says that he finds homes that are no older than 20...

Long story short, Tenant on HUD, has 4 kids. rough ages 5,3,1.5,newborn, one of the oldest 2 kids put the 18 month old in the bath tub and turned on the water, its a single lever, with hot being all the way to the lef...

First off, I'd like to introduce myself to this forum. My name is Alex, and I live in Queens, NY. I've lurked this forum for some time and finally decided to make an account and post.

So I have a business other than ...