The duplex I bought was a gut rehab with no shelving, so I installed it myself. The upstairs unit has a walk-in closet and I put a long shelf with a hanger bar on the two long sides and short shelves on the third size...

My wife and I bought our first rental house. Wow the place was a wreck but the more people I am talking to it seems to be the case when you purchase something off market. My question is the wood floors they are origin...

Are there any car enthusiasts on BP? I'm in to cars from the 60s through now. Some of my favorites are the '64 Lincoln Continental, '72 Chevelle, '87 Grand National, BMW 8-Series and the current MBZ CLS. Post your fav...

I got this duplex near dallas. Cost me $135.500, tenants are already placed and total rents are $1775 a month. I have seen the property and the tenants, property looks great, tenants take good care of it.
I am put...

Hey everyone. We are selling our primary residence and moving into a travel trailer behind my parents house.  We live in one of the nicest neighborhoods in town. I have a family of 6.  A kid in high school and all the...

I'm in the process of buying a bigger house and selling my current one.  I have enough equity in the current house where I can do a 40% down on the bigger house.  But instead I'm debating on doing only a 20% down, whi...

Hi Everyone,I am graduating from business school next year and want to start planning and acting of my future financial freedom. For my future job, I can choose between Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX as my base. From my pr...

Dear fellow BP'ers, please help! Here's my situation: I have a good job and a six figure w-2 income, as well as an 800 credit score. I have 20k in liquid cash funds and probably about double if I sold my investments. ...

Hi guys - wanted to know the best areas in Socal you can purchase a home and truly cashflow from it? I know San Bernardino has real cheap properties, but what are some other alternatives?

Thanks!

I'm early in my education here, but I think the strategy I want to employ once I get started again is "buy and hold". Probably duplexes at first.

Just poking around craigslist I can find duplexes relatively cheap (t...