Can someone please explain the cap rate and how to calculate it according to my offering of a property.  I just purchased my first investment thanks to everyone on here and it went very very well.  I think I got lucky...

I have a house in a nice neighborhood in Tempe, AZ. Decent location. The house has been renovated with wood floors, and I bought really nice furniture from Pottery Barn and such. A Baby Grand piano in the living room....

Looking for an insurance policy for an STR in Asheville, NC. Based on the recommendations in this forum, I got quotes from Proper, CBiz, and Foremost. As kind-of expected, Proper quote is double of CBiz and triple of ...

I've know we've previously discussed the pros and cons of vinyl wood plank flooring in other topics, as well as Trafficmaster Allure, but I've recently seen this new product at Home Depot Called Trafficmaster Allure U...

Hello BP!I just listed my first rental property. So far so good. 8 Inquiries so far and I want to do showings tomorrow... How long do I schedule these showings for?  At 30 minutes each I am already spending a half day...

We are truly blessed in the USA to have so many advantages to real estate investing. Cash flow, appreciation, loan pay down, tax benefits, etc. With relatively low barriers to entry, it seems like anyone and everyone ...

Hi, I'm in Chicago and am interested in doing lease options. Could anyone offer information for a beginner? Do I need a website right away? What do I need to get started (ie real estate attorney, where do I find contr...

I went to my first ever tax lien auction on May 20, in Franklin County, Tennessee (my home county).  TN is a "hybrid" state -- if you win the auction, you get a first lien on the property, and if it's not redeemed wit...

Hello all, my rental property's fence fell down and PM fixed right away. I asked my PM to ask that neighbor to share the repair fee, PM said the neighbor told them the fence is belongs to me. I then asked PM to send m...

HELP!!  So I have a tenant who let someone stay with him, but did not tell me about the person staying beyond the terms of the lease - 2 weeks.  It turns out that person is ready to play the system and when I went to ...