I know this is an old thread, but the SEC just lifted its advertising ban today, and soon you will be able to advertise for private money a little easier. There are still several restrictions, but they aren't as seve...

I am a new BP Pro member and have spent the last couple of months in my area looking for great deals - any of the properties worth purchasing just seem to require an extensive amount of work. So my real estate agent s...

I'm looking to start my REI journey in the next few months or so and I'm struggling to find properties that make sense finically. I'm looking for properties close to where I live in southern PA so I can manage my own ...

There are countless stories and stereotypes about contractors failing deadlines, blowing out budgets, screwing clients, and being generally inept. Yet there are also many investors, small and giant, who have repeated ...

I'm new to the industry and I want to be taught how to do it right. I live in a nice area in Queens, NY, there are a couple distressed/abandoned properties in my area. There's one in particular that I'm talking abo...

Hello Investors - to piggyback on my last question about sell or hold rental property, I want to avoid paying capital gains which would be about 25K.  Trying to be creative without doing a 1031.  Here is my question: ...

I am based in Fairfield county and was recently quotes $75/hour for handyman and maintenance costs- i.e someone who can do everything from basic repairs around a property, power wash, clean gutters, help tenants with ...

Hello everyone,I feel like I should've been able to find the answer to this question by looking through the forums but for some reason I cannot find it.  So forgive me if it was right under my nose. So, when calculati...

I'm considering a property that is built with painted cinderblock. It was built in the 50-ies and there is little insulation (I doubt the blocks are filled with foam, etc). Some of the interior is drywalled but...

Hi all. I previously owned/managed and did all repairs for a duplex I later sold in a divorce. (Originally purchased with a private lender who has since passed away.) Now I do repairs and property mgmt for my boyfrien...