I’m just starting my real estate journey and I have this burning question that I can’t figure out.
How do you know or decide whether you or the tenant will pay the utilities (water/sewage, electricity, gas, garbage)?...

I have several homes with swimming pools with gas and electric bills over $1000/month during the summer. On a couple of the properties the bills are in the $1500-$1900 range.. The homes are  2200-3500 sq. Ft. I know g...

I've run into this general scenario about three times in the past 12 months, and it is frustrating to say the least. Basic scenario is: seller responds to marketing, I go meet seller at property, get contract to ...

Hey there BP, Just wanted to drop my introduction. I'm currently freezing my butt off in -17 degree weather and am wondering why I'm not choosing to invest some place warm like Hawaii or Arizona. It's awfully hard...

I wanted to share my first BRRRR experience, I say first BRRRR because I already own a 3 family, but consider myself a beginner. So I purchased a 3 family home in the Bridgeport, CT area. It was distressed and needed ...

I live in a cold climate - in Minneapolis, MN and am just getting started in real estate. Where I live, the weather can affect outdoor work significantly. If there's anyone who lives in a cold weather area, how does i...

I served a tenant a 5 day notice after them barely catching up to be able to stay last month.

Their are two people on the lease, one left town and notified me he had no intenstions of coming back to town or ...

Recently I picked up a "Power Plunger" (Item#99644) for $5.95 on sale and a 25' drain cleaner (Item#66262) on sale for $11.99 at Harbor Freight.  These two items were recommended to me by another investor as good to h...

I recently bought a new duplex and it came with two new central air units. Yesterday it was a 115 degree heat index and the units were having trouble keeping up, it was about 83 degrees in the apartment. Should I be c...

Hi all,New to real estate investing but I'm a huge fan of the BP podcasts!  I'm considering my first flip in the Atlanta area and thought I'd try to get some advice.  The house is a 4/1 1930's bungalow in the metro At...