Hello BP, thought I'd finally start a diary on my project. To make a very long story short, we have finally broken ground on our 10 acres of land in Acton, CA which lays in the northern part of Los Angeles county, jus...

One prospective tenant contacted me from the UK inquiring about my rental in NJ. How do I screen someone that is outside of the U.S.?

Thank you in advance  for your time and thoughts!Context: This is my first rental property.First year was great and we renewed. We are 7 months into second year, they have been late 3 times (excuses include they were ...

Hello BP Community!First post here and I'm super excited to connect with like-minded individuals. I am interested in REI from a Buy & Hold perspective focused on cash flow. I live in San Diego and it's crazy expen...

I'm in the process of negotiating an offer on a SFR.Offer = 145k. This is buy and hold for me; but I'm guessing the ARV is about ~160k after a little paint, and landscaping. This isn't fantastic deal, but it fits my m...

I'm new to the rental business.  How do you all handle pets and smokers?  Allow or Not?  If not, how do you ensure rules are abided by?  What would be the penalties if you found they weren't abiding by the rules?  If ...

Hello everyone, I am new to BP and new to real estate (sort of). My name is Nicole Brodahl (my profile is incorrect - not sure how to fix.)I have a very long winded statement/question. Looking for any tips, advice, re...

I've been an electrician in Washington (the real one..) for 10 years, residential, commercial, and industrial. I've learned a ton from BP so this is me trying to give back with knowledge of something I know very well....

Where do you see cap rates headed in your market over the next 24 months?We just purchased a B asset at an actual 8 cap in our market.  Unfortunately, it feels as if this is the last hoorah and cap rates are only goin...