Hi BP! Last year I teamed up with my longtime buddy and purchased a 4 bedroom (single family detach) house near campus while we are finishing up our degrees.We use 2 bedrooms for quiet living/study, and offer the othe...

Trying to decide on using reserves to pay off rental mortgage or keep. I am retired, 72 and own 4 college rental houses. Zero vacancy as housing shortage is acute and typically let students pick their successors. I st...

I average 2 calls a week where someone calls me up and wants to buy one of my rental properties.  I have heard the speeches so often I KNOW what they are gonna say next.  Usually it starts out with, "we have bought a ...

I have a tenant that signed a one-year lease yesterday. During the interview process she said she was downsizing which is her explanation on renting. The very next day (moving day) I get a phone call saying she wants ...

I am closing on our first long term rental. Any tips or rules to have in place is greatly appreciated!

I’m looking for others that have had issues with Lima One lending.  Many of the issues I have had and seen Others on the forums include; them jacking up interest rates without informing the consumer right before closi...

Hi BP Community!One of my SF in the Dayton, OH is reporting bed bugs.  They moved in December 1, 2016 and just reported it to my PM this week.  I know it wasn't infested 6 months ago, and I have always made repairs in...

My spouse and I are partners in our real estate ventures. I’m the analytical, behind the scene kind of person and she is the typical outgoing latina and spoke person for our business. After having 5 SFH, we decided to...

I have a full time job that keeps me fairly busy but I am anxious and excited to grow my RE portfolio.  I started RE investing about 5-6 years ago.  Actually, when I was in grad school, I bought a condo in Columbus to...

Just had to share - the request went something like this --we have kept our dog in the yard and paid our rent on time,  we want to stay another year or two then  buy a house so we want to go month to month, and can yo...