Can someone explain to me why participation mortgages are no longer in vogue? They seem, at the surface, to be a logical instrument for long term incentive alignment, especially in today's market.

Recently purchased a SFH in Rochester, NY to convert into a rental.  We applied for the certificate of occupancy and got flagged in nearly every single room for the WINDOW SILL/SASH with the following code violation:T...

We were hoping to avoid resurfacing the tub in a current project, but I doubt the Magic Erasers are going to do the trick. Anyone out there have a contractor that they have used for tub resurfacing AND would recom...

I just took over managing a property and gave my tenant a new lease to sign and a lead paint disclosure. She replied " you mean my peeling paint has lead in it". I said that I have no knowledge of it does or not I am ...

I am in the due diligence period on a short sale. The inspector found mold in multiple places in the finished basement. The house has been empty since July and the utilities were turned off. I think that is the ...

I have an apartment that is below grade that had a wooden floor that buckled. We removed the floor boards and found moisture coming up thru the concrete floor underneath. The American Leak Detection company came out t...

My husband and I are currently in our 3rd live in flip. 6 bed, 3 bath, on 5 acres. We’ve FINALLY, after 3 years of remodeling on weekends, got the house & land completely done except flooring & baseboards for ...

Hello BP! Long time lurker first time poster, I love you all for all the things I've learned from this community over these months, but now I need your help. We are buying a first home near the Austin area of Texas, f...

Hello BP Community!
We're looking at acquiring a small mobile home community (~70 pads). The roads are currently gravel and I'd like to model in some capex for paving the roads once acquired. Is anyone able to share ...

I have noise complaints about kids running around in upstairs apartments.  The kids are good kids but they are hyper due to their young age.  Whenever I need to redo the flooring, I want to either:1. Replace old carpe...