I have a wealthy friend who owns numerous businesses. He is a hardcore believer in stock piling gold. Anyone here mess with it? 

I may be buying investment property in an art town that is very hip and hot, with prices going up fast. It is still inexpensive to buy but won't be for long. There are problems there with drugs and crime, mostly prope...

Hello folks!!!I need to replace the old worn carpet in my home and have been looking at installing new carpet on 2nd floor and also maybe Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) or Laminate for the first floor (living room, bedrooms...

So here’s the situation, we currently live in a duplex that we own. The doors for each unit are outside and side by side. We currently have a nest that faces the stairs that lead up to the doors so we can see who come...

Hello BP!I'm a new real estate agent based in Portland, OR. I've been with my brokerage firm for 3 months now. My goal is to learn the basic process of retail deals, I've completed just one deal and have a few others ...

For those of you who offer on properties sight unseen, what type of buffer do you give yourself for your reno budget? Every time I start to think to myself, "I've seen/done enough to feel good about offering sight ...

Sorry, this is a repost (I realized my original didn't have a descriptive title so I changed the title).....

Ok, so I was supposed to close on a duplex this upcoming Thursday. Today I'm over there outside looking at...

A few months ago my tenant e-mailed me and said "We've had 3 bats in the house in the past 2 weeks and this morning one was in our bed when we woke up." The went on to say that they got their rabies shots.5 days late...

Hi, BP family. Quick question..We found a property being sold as is for 25k. However there’s a mold issue (not severe). Work needed is 8k.ARV is 63k. I believe I can leverage the fact that there’s mold to lower the as...

I am in the process of refinancing one of my rental properties and need an appraiser to enter. The tenants do not want the appraiser to enter due to COVID-19 concerns. There is a multi-generational family living in th...