Newbie here and here's the 411 on this deal. My cousin rents a house in Albuquerque that I stay at whenever I'm in town. He finishes law school in May at which time his lease ends (unfortunately he's not gonna be a re...

Hello BP!I just wanted to share my plan for creating an unfair advantage for myself. Another title for this post could be "From adversity to advantage"1. Become a licensed contractor. In Michigan all I have to do is t...

Are we going to have a recession this year?  Historically, every time we see low unemployment it is followed by a recessionNow we hit a 17 year low for unemployment rate, so what does that mean?So will it happen?  Wha...

I thought I would share my story with the hope that it inspires someone to start the home flipping adventure and/or saves someone from making some of the (costly) mistakes that I made. Note that I'm purposely not incl...

Background:I have a tenant who has been renting for about 10 months.  She is a retired probation officer and currently works part-time with one of local city governments in the traffic court division.  When she first ...

Hey BP,It's me again and there is so many questions I have that I know I could probably find here on the BP forums, but I find myself in the same rut. Money & Credit. I myself come from a very poverty stricken are...

I think with the economy the way its headed there is going to be a need for more affordable housing.  
Wanted to hear from those of you who are successful in the C and D class property niche. How many properties do y...

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...