HelloHappy New Year everyone....I just want to discuss some findings that came up recently when fixing my pipe leak.So last week, I have a pipe leak in my basement at one of my properties. I called the local plumber. ...

Looking for opinions and policies for pets in your rental properties.  We are trying to decide whether to allow it and what to charge them/policies in lease.   Thanks for your advice. Sherry Mulcahy 

Hi BP! I'm currently looking to purchase a property in Birmingham, AL to buy and hold. I know that this market is currently great for this strategy, and hope to find a property that adequately cash flows. Ideally, I ...

Hey everyone,
I’m 19 and about to close on my first rental property! It’s a fully renovated, modern-styled, 2-story townhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a basement in Baltimore County, where I live. I got the ...

Hi all,I'm hoping the title is catchy enough: I'm looking for median home price to rent ratio by county to find markets that meet the 1% rule. Any pointers where I can find that?Kathy

Seattle has decided you don't control your destiny or your property

1. you don't have a choice in who you can accept for your rental . . . . 

WA Supreme Court approves Seattle law requiring landlords to accept f...

With the exception of community banks and credit unions, most would agree that banks still aren’t lending. “Hogwash!” some of you bankers who are reading this will probably say.

As a follow up to a post I did nearly...

I'm curious to hear what people have to say. As an economist/risk professional in the banking space, I feel that I have decent insight into the industry. Those of you warning of a housing bubble...  I just don't see i...

I spent a few years in the mid west in little towns that mined lead. At one time, the real estate investors there probably thought “we use lead for everything, no way it could fail as a commodity. If I hold onto this ...