I am closing on house this week. The plan is to turn my current residential property into a rental. After 15 years of living in the property, the renovations feel more like upgrades. Does anyone have a rule of thumb...

I am currently preparing our vacation home in Vermont near Mount Snow to accept vacation rentals. The thing about a house in a heavily wooded area is that there is a never ending stream of mice looking to get in. I kn...

While researching a property that is scheduled for foreclosure auction, I noticed a large discrepancy in the valuation given to the property by the broker (exterior BPO only), the valuation from Zillow using Zillow’s ...

Been buying C- rentals for the past few years. I know everyones definition of the classes is different. My definition of C or C- is not anywhere near a war zone. But an area where 35% of the tenants are on some sort o...

If you have a good PM, agent, etc... how do you show you appreciate them? 
Holiday gifts? Bottle of wine? occasional/performance bonuses? Gift-cards? 
Would they expect to be rewarded with anything more than repeat ...

Hey Y'all,Eric Trostle here checking out BP thanks to my Brother-In-Law, now I'm hooked on the podcasts that i listen to each morning at work.   I just got my Real Estate license in November and am currently working t...

Hi BP. I just passed my MD Salesperson exam earlier today and am wondering what a recommended brokerage affiliation would be if I only intend to access the MLS and occasionally go look at houses that I would consider ...

Hello BP family,Are there any REIA's in the southern metro? I have just moved to the city of Savage recently and am looking for a local REIA to join. I work a full time 9-5 type job so a group that meets weekends or e...

I bet this has been asked before so please excuse the repeat. I have become addicted to the BP website forums, bookstore, calculators.  I am now getting into the podcasts and was hoping I could get some recommendation...

I just got my real estate license and am looking to focus much of my activity on investing in rental properties. (Single/Multi-Family).  Long term goal of retiring in 10-15 with my properties acting as my primary cash...