The duplex I have under contract has a few minor things to repair. One of the things I'm most concerned with is the HVAC system. The exterior unit and the furnace was manufactured in 1987 (which is when the house w...

Happy New Year, BP community!Hoping I can get some feedback and opinions on how to address parking in our 4-plex.  For this question, it's Unit 1 and Unit 2 that are being discussed.  The property has a narrow drivewa...

I’m a new landlord and I just finished my first BRRRR/HouseHack combo. I’m finding it difficult to get qualified tenants in who don’t have animals so I’m considering allowing them in my units. Question is there’s pros...

I am attempting to lay out my financial path to semi-retirement (i.e. leaving my current w2 for something less time consuming/more enjoyable) within 10 years or less.I can identify my family's spending now and what I ...

Hello, Real Estate Pros: I am a new member of BP and Las Vegas resident. After 12 days on the market without an offer and no showings, I think the problem is the price—too high for the neighborhood. With our Realtor's...

I know I'm not doing this right, and could use some help/guidance/suggestions.Back in the day when I had just a couple of rentals, I could do all my personal finance and budgeting using mint.com and google sheets spre...

Hi everyone, first day & new member on forum.  Rookie investor looking at leasing a condo for a year (and possibly more) wondering if I furnish it or not before putting on market? thank you 

As a general contractor here in the Chicago area. I want my fellow investors to remember when hiring a general contractor, included in the costs of completing your project he/she will charge overhead and profit. So fo...

Hi again, BP! We are launching our first STR in Florida. I have listened to BP for 3 years so I am armed with the minutia of optimization of a rental business itself! However, to my naive surprise, the absolute very b...

Hello all, I am new to the forum and have been reading all over BP trying to educate myself about real estate. I'm 27 years old and have saved up quite a bit of money($120k at the moment). I'm interested in building...