My husband and I have been looking for our first rental - with an 150,000 upper limit. We wanted to start small, no major risk. We'll put abut 50% down. We're looking mainly at condos and townhouses as we are afraid t...

Hi All,I'm almost done rehabbing my vacant triplex in Oakland and will need to start shopping for appliances soon.  Each unit will have all the major appliances including dishwasher and in-unit washer/dryer.  It's B+ ...

Ok, I can see I am in a certain category which may be a nuisance.  Please accept my apology for that.I'm another person who's looking to create a solution - for buying a house I want to make the home for me and my fam...

You Can Learn Everywhere, Even Shopping at IKEA!Studying how people and companies that have had tremendous success is a key to your success.  We usually refer to this as finding a mentor, getting a coach, or shadowing...

My issue is with my landlord not making repairs on anything. This landlord took over the property in January. The furnace was not working and the roof was leaking. We informed him of this and he said No Prob. just ...

Hi Everybody,

I own a small building with 5 units and I pay all the utilities except electricity. The gas bill increased over the winter but doubled for the month of February. I suspect some of the tenants (I had som...

I just put a vacant lot under contract, and I'm going to be contracting our next house myself. Any tips for reducing costs or mistakes not to make?

"The fact that #consumerconfidence is near its historical norm is one of the indicators that we are 2-3 years away from a #recession" -Dr. Peter Linneman (Chair of Real Estate / Wharton)Agree/Disagree? Thoughts?

Hi Everyone, I wanted to know if you guys/gals could make some suggestions on Lighting and paint choices for rentals. I usually go with a off white/beige color paint with white trim and then for lighting I wanted to s...

Hello BP. I currently own a duplex that has separate electric meters for each unit. My unit in which I am living in is a one bedroom one bathroom apt. The other unit us a 3 bed 1 bath apt. with 3 people living in it. ...