Hello,I am in the Seattle area and new at real estate. Because wholesaling is so hard right now due to our booming house market we decided to switch strategies and look at buying a mobile to rent (so at least we have ...

How do you guys go about paying an individual for work performed? For example I know Joe Nobody that does plumbing work, and he does a great job. Can I offer him a side job, if so how do I pay him and account for it...

I know the debate on leveraging has been raging for quite a while on this forum and there are several people who are pro leverage (Rich, Will, JScott) as long as it is used responsibly and there are others that talk a...

Based on our prospective applicant's initial contact he quoted 600 as his credit score and in our ad, we stated we were looking for 'good' credit. His credit came out at 530 with other delinquencies, judgement and li...

hi all:I'm currently an investor in Chicago, still a newbie, owning two multi-unit properties. I'm looking to purchase my 3rd long-term buy and hold property, but I'm leaning towards looking for somewhere outside Chic...

I'll probably get smoked for this topic .. But have some questionsI'm looking to buy cheap, fix up then rent, refinance out and keep buyingSo I'm looking to team up with a contractor and don't have really any contacts...

Hey there BP experts! I closed on my first rental prop (4-unit student housing) in October and I'm totally new to working with contractors. The property is old, built in 1911. It has some rodent issues and I want to g...

Here in Arizona, we had four members of a family killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty heater in a cabin near Flagstaff. Do you provide CO detectors for your rentals?Family of 4 found dead in cabin from po...

I've been doing some research into the short-term rental market. Browsing on Airbnb in my city and analyzing prices, availability, etc. Economically, they make a lot of sense given the higher comps and cash flow I can...

I was kicking around on Zillow today, and noticed that there's a surprisingly large amount of properties (currently 21 for rent right now in Raleigh) for rent between $2500 and $3500.  That seems crazy high for Raleig...