There is a house that was made in 1981 it is a one story house. No drive way, one small basement, a deck in the backyard with ample room and 3 bedrooms. Would anyone consider buying a house this old to live in?

Hi BP,As I start to acquire more and more properties, the efficiency of my records of expenses/income/ROI is getting complicated and honestly not as organized as I would like.  Not being a complete expert with excel h...

Just curious what type of account everyone keeps emergency repair funds in for buy and hold properties.  Sometimes this can be a fairly large amount depending on number of properties, condition etc.  I'm leaning towar...

Those of you who self manage multiple properties, do you use a simple spreadsheet to keep track of all the utility bills? Or Quickbooks, or something else?

I would love your advice. Should I keep this rental property or should I short sell it?I have a condo in Algonquin Illinois (3 bed, 2 bath, 1890 sq/ft) that I had bought for $265k in 2006. I have about 40k in equity i...

So I have two deals closing this year that are going to net me approximately $50k. I'm trying to figure out a way to avoid paying too much tax.The first property is an empty lot that I got for free when I purchased a ...

I'm closing on my second deal in the coming weeks on a buy-and hold-single family house that I plan to house hack. I'm still waiting for my appraisal to come back which in large part will dictate how much money I'm pu...

I searched through the forum but couldn't find the answer.I am going to have an empty house to show to potential renters (it's a new build). What utilities should I open under my name in order to show to renters?A fri...

As I prepare to make my second real estate purchase, I need to find reliable help. This was one of the hardest lessons from my first purchase. The stress of using unreliable friends and friends of friends was unbearab...

I have an itch that I need scratched and am thinking of converting an Excel sheet that I use to keep track of our rental portfolio, into a really simple web application that I can share with friends.It keeps track of:...