Recently I have been fascinated with travel hacking, learning about ways to manufacture spending to earn points. It hit me that as a real estate investor we spend hundreds of thousands if not millions paying for contr...

Lets say there is a property. A six-plex. And there is some termite damage,and needs to be tented and fumigated. I know that I as the landlord is responsible for the cost of the fumigation, but that takes a couple ...

Diary of Rehab / Buy and Hold:Hi,I thought I’d post my (minor) rehab to this forum. This website has really helped me out and I hope this will help someone take the plunge a little bit more comfortably. I’ll attempt...

I’m currently under contract on my first sizeable multifamily property. I’m including details about the property below. If you all could skim through and let me know of anything it appears I haven’t considered or any...

I'm an out-of-state investor and I'm not too much of a handyman so I'm not sure about prices but I just wanted to get a sanity check from those with more experience. I had my property management company turn over a un...

As an active investor in 11 states I get yellow letters and all sorts of solicitations every week. From those that wholesale and want to add me to the buyers list ( as they can see I pay cash) To do you want to sell y...

Hi BP friends,I'm working on updating a new rental property with new paint, carpets, etc. I'm also considering updating the countertops as they are extremely outdated - I'll just say a very strong blue color. Has anyo...

I am wondering whether I should finish the basement; I can do it very cheaply myself, but the cost of adding an egress window is worrying me.1. If I do most of the work myself, how much should adding an egress cost?2....

Hello BP,I’m experiencing my first tenant turnover and I’m excited about the process. I purchased both properties with tenants so this is my first time screening and getting the apartment ready for new tenants. The pr...

Hello everyone,I recently started looking for houses to do House hacking, and I came over this 1956 house that looks like its been recently renovated and it fits my budget. I was wondering on what is your opinion on b...