Hi guys,I would like to ask about your opinions and views about the following strategy.Let us assume that I am a high income individual with full time job and I want to invest in Manhattan where prices are just ridicu...

Hello everyone!  
This is my first post and excited to be part of the BP movement!  My life was turned upside down exactly 2 weeks ago when my wife said that she will be getting laid off in the next 3 months.  
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I'm really looking for the solution to this problem. I live in Berkley which is just an average blue collar city with a small population. My home which is a 3/2 has a tax of 3k annual, which is the norm here as we...

Hello,  I'm nearing retirement age and I'm considering buying a rental property.  Am I insane!  Was it worth it to you financially?  Did you lose money your first year?  I've heard horror stories and success stories. ...

Hello all!I'm on the cusp of making a move on my first rental property - I've been learning and researching for months, I now have enough knowledge and money to jump in and start doing, and I'm extremely excited!I wou...

I recently completed the EPA Certified Renovator Training. Today, I received the Email below. Now, the EPA is not satisfied with the certified renovator. They now want to add another layer of inspection ($$$, delay...

I'm new to real estate investing. Been looking into the Memphis market as it's supposedly a hot market for rents. But as I run the numbers on most properties, they leave very little cash flow after expenses and the mo...

The tenants ‘boyfriend’ leaves the property and oddly enough, another male shows up for a short amount of time. This happens regularly, according to the on-site care taker of the property. There’s either drug dealing,...

How do you guys deal with the problem of potential renters who don't show up? I've had two appointments for this morning and neither of them showed up. So basically I'm just sitting here alone in an empty unit on a be...

At the link below, there is a survey from University Presidents. An excerpt from the link is below regarding the content from the survey.  Seems like helpful information when analyzing current/future rentals in colleg...