My wife and I are looking at a house in La Mesa and our goal would be to turn the 450 sq. ft. detached garage into a small studio in order to help supplement the mortgage payment. We have been advised by some people t...

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I am currently in the planning and research stage of my ultimate goal of investing in real estate. I have been reading and making an outline of how everything should go. Nevertheless how does one begin r...

How do you handle checking the house before you buy it if the utilities are off ? lets say you spot a deal on the block but there is no running water, gas is shut off, electricity is off …there is no way you can ch...

Hello BP,I'm looking at a couple of properties that meet a lot of the basic criteria that I want for my first potential investment and am starting to dig a little deeper and taking a harder look at them as possible re...

Here's an email I had to forward to my property manager... and it made me so glad that I don't have to deal with this:"There is a trailer parked in the alley by the your sixplex. They have put up no trespassing signs...

Dear BP,I am looking to purchase my first home via FHA, its a quadplex that will cashflow $600 month after all expenses and 5% Capex, 5% repair, 10% Property management, and 5% vacancy.The home is in a C class neighbo...

Hello,Can I have a certain area in one of sfh rental property like a shed where I can store my tools to work on my rental properties such as this one and another one. Do I have to put a clause in the rental contract t...

I am curious- does anyone have experience with purchasing foreclosed apartment buildings? Is there a specific site to find listings? Is that a business worth looking in to?

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I've been a landlord for 5+ years now and I've never had this kind of response to a listing so I need some suggestions. On Monday I posted a house for rent stating we need 1 more week to finish so I only had a pic...

I need help understanding what I need to do on this potential SFR I want to purchase. It fits my numbers, but has title issues. This is the email I got from my buyer’s agent:“According to the listing agent, after exam...