I have a rental in a lower income area that has about three quarters of the people living there are related or friends of some sort. This is a nice place to live except the new monsters next door. Next door a nice hom...

Hello BP!!! Well after many, many months of reading and educating myself from the wealth of knowledge here my wife and I have purchased our first investment property! Ruby Door Properties, a brief history: I like many...

Hi all,

Forgive me but this is a rant. I'm a newbie RE Investor; I just closed on my first rental property (2 bed, 1 bath SFH) on 9/26. I was very fortunate to get a renter lined up before closing, and she moved in...

Just happened to watch Dateline Sunday night and they did a great piece on Detroit. A recap Detroit economy is going through some of its toughest times. There are rows of vacant, damaged houses with nearly vacant ne...

Hi; I'm a new investor who had the privilege of pitching my plan to a panel of experienced members at my local REIA club. They told me lease option deals weren't popular in California because you run into problems wit...

So I have a situation that will be fun to play out over the next few days, but interested to see what other landlords would do.

Tenants contacted us last week because their lights were dimming. Had an electr...

Hello Everyone,A couple of weeks ago I paid a guy $500.00 to start coaching me in real estate. He seems pretty legit but I am wondering, is the cost of $500.00 per month really worth it? I had did a little research on...

I've been rehabbing one side of a duplex, and have just begun looking for kitchen cabinets.  I've read some of the cabinetry-related posts via the BP search box.I am realizing that I know quite a lot about higher end ...

Hi Everyone,I recently found an off market deal and will be touring the property on Thursday. They are asking 150k for a 2 unit that needs some rehab. I have a realtor but i assume since the deal is off market they wo...

Hi BP,

Its been a while since I posted here. I have been learning a lot from all of you. :)

Here is what bothers me now. I bought a duplex in Sacramento 6 months ago. Since we put a new tenant in on the unit (the ot...