I just bought a triplex in South Florida as a house hack. One of the units that will be occupied by a tenant needs a new bath tub. It currently has a bath tub with tile. The tile is in good shape but the tub needs rep...

I’m looking for advice /guidance on countering a price quote I received for a Tax Deed in Mobile, AL to gain ownership of a vacant lot. Scenario (real): price quote came in for $3000 on a tax deed for a vacant lot whe...

I'm going to start on my first flip on Monday. I want to post all of my pre-flip numbers here so they are etched in digital stone so I can refer back to them when all is said and done. I'll explain my methods to ...

Been working for months to get short sale approved on a triple wide 443 mobile home thats 1,880 Sq ft and sits on a 70,000 Sq ft lot.  The bank has approved $184,000  and our contractor has given us a $39,000 repair p...

My wife and I are new investors currently stationed in Europe, with the motivation to not let that stop us from getting started. We've put in offers on 3 properties now in Dayton Ohio (where I grew up and still have c...

I'm the process of locating owners for abandoned property. After speaking to a few neighbors, it is assumed that the owners are deceased. I checked the taxes and sure enough no taxes have been paid in four years. I wa...

I recently read on Bigger Pockets a post on Capital expenditures that included some generic numbers.  http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/10/13/real-estate-capex-estimate-capital-expenditures/The numbers did ...

First time buyer here, looking for advice.
Like most first time buyers currently, I’m heavily questioning buying if now is the right time to buy. 
I am 29, single, employed, have ample savings, a full VA loan, and a...

I saw a post earlier asking where in Philadelphia people should buy. Philadelphia is still quite affordable compared to the rest of the northeast and mid Atlantic. I know norristown has had some crime issues in the pa...

Hi BP Community! As the title questions, do you all think it is safe or advisable to begin to (or plan to) invest in areas near the planned revitalization efforts near downtown Memphis? I'm pretty familiar with the in...