Hi All,I'm curious how people are continuing to justify buy-and-hold investments in Illinois suburbs with the current state of property taxes. I've got my eye one pretty inexpensive property which is listed at $80K, w...

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I’m thrilled to be among you! I joined BP about a month ago, following a link from reddit related to landlording, and I've spent a couple of hours here every day since then. I'v...

This is my first post, so forgive me if this has been discussed perviously.  I know the neighborhoods and schools are important when considering a long term rentals.  What is the best way to analyze a neighborhood or ...

Last year I bought my first home using a Future Value of Appraised Home - a construction mortgage.It was a 5 BR/1.5B on 0.4 acres (big lot for the area), in the Scranton, PA area that was quite dated and needed a lot ...

At least once a week, I got a message on here from an investor looking to buy a condo or townhome to use as a short term rental for AirBnb in the Phoenix Metro Area or Flagstaff.Having discussed the pros and cons with...

Looking towards the future I decided about a year ago that real estate investing (REI) would be my chosen career path after I retire from the military. Through my learning process I have been educating my wife with ev...

I found an HVAC tech online who had 64/64 five-star reviews on Google Maps. There was nothing but praise for him, so I gave him a shot. He diagnosed my problem as a faulty control board. He quoted me $700 for the boar...

BC Assessment posted updated property assessed values on January 1st, 2019, assessed on July 1, 2018. I use these values as a conservative value when calculating my networth. All my properties have gone up in value.  ...

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I can't seem to find a good answer for this, so it's time to ask the BP community. I was wondering if a contractors license is necessary for me to rehab my own, vacant property in Omaha Nebraska? I would not...

Hello BP community. Need your advice. Sorry in advance for the long story!I have a condo unit in Southern California that I recently rented out; however-- on the first day the tenant moved in, they notified me that th...