Landlord Rights Are Being Stripped Away—Why the Latest Examples of Squatting Should Concern You

The media tends to side with tenants and take a negative view of landlords overall. One notable exception was an episo...

Are you afraid Tenants will trash your rental?Tenant won't pay rent?The economy will turn and your rentals will sit vacant?You've over-extended yourself financially and the next problem will wipe you out?What keeps yo...

I read that rents are down at least 3% in the hot markets of SF, NYC and Boston? Any landlord in these areas care to comment? If so, how does that affect the decisions to buy rental properties in these metros as the t...

I need your input do you think direct mail is dead
I ask this question being facetious, honestly it depends on the market. Look at this deal we closed with direct mail being a marketing source.
My initial conversati...

Hi BP!  First time poster, couple month lurker ;)Looking for advice for buying a STR in the Smokies.  My sister bought 2 cabins recently from @AveryCarl and I think I've finally convinced my husband to get in on the a...

BP Community,I live in the Denver Metro city of Centennial, Colorado.  It boggles my mind how many contractors come to do a site walkthrough, promise to provide an estimate within a few business days, and never send i...

I read Aftershock, the latest edition, by the brothers Wiedemer. It was fairly dark, much about our economy being a multi-bubble economy, the weakness in housing for various reasons (including the 50% or so cash tr...

Hey BP, a friend recently mentioned that there are some buyers' agents that offer commission rebates of 1% or so. And since the commission is already factored into sale price (as the seller pays the commissions) thoug...