Hello BP community! One of my rentals in Houston, TX developed a water leak over the weekend.  My handyman initially thought it was from the washing machine but it turns out that it is coming from under the floor.  I'...

So a little back story before this question and I'm hoping I can get some ideas on how to resolve it.I've purchased a duplex property on well and septic.$89,5002/1 800sf & studio/1 400sf.(Terrible buy in and a bad...

My name is Blake Byrd, I currently live in Dallas, TX. I graduated from Texas Tech in 2011 with a Bachelors in Business Administration and went to work for a mid-major commercial contractor out of school. I now wor...

My first tenant is moving out and it is not going smoothly.There seems to be a lot of excessive damage to the house and I want to know what is normally considered excessive damage.Is there a standard listing of typica...

I am thinking of ways to create passive income from new construction.  One option is to build new rentals.  However, I was bouncing around the idea of doing seller financing as the spec home builder/owner.  If my futu...

I am an Investor in Denver Colorado. Looking online a few weeks ago I saw that there will be a Tax deed auction starting today in San Francisco. I was wondering if anyone here had been through the process and could t...

Hey all - Looking for feedback and "must-haves" for those in the short-term rental game. I am looking to acquire primarily single-family properties as well as provide more value and insights to investors seeking the s...

Hello all, We are somewhat newbies to the RE investing world.  My wife and I (both veterans) have had three properties that we have turned into rentals in the past but we have strictly used VA backed loans to accompli...

Okay.  Was approved for $80k to purchase a beach rental property to come and find out that the loan cannot be used to finance a condotel.  Wow!  I didn't know what that was beforehand and now we can't even use the pre...

The fix-and-flip, or rehab, market is one of the most popular places for the freshman real estate investor to start—it comes with the lowest barrier to entry. Shows like HGTV’s Flip or Flop and Fixer Upper make it all...