Hey all, I thought I'd seek the advice of people much smarter than me regarding this potential scenario...I recently came across a property in an up-and-coming area, where the current owner is a mentally handicapped o...

Has anybody here invested in any of the biodiesel production companies that are up and coming? What kind of returns are you seeing? I looked into it before we moved out of Iowa, but never was able to actually make t...

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We removed dishwashers as the consensus and my experience is that they are too much trouble for our units in a low-income area. So in re-tiling the kitchen, the tile guy tiled over the raised area that t...

Hi,
I currently rent and am contemplating whether to buy a house for myself or an investment property (duplex/triplex). The main hurdle I’m facing is that I live in a very expensive city and renting is actually cheap...

Hey BP members,I purchased an 8 unit that allows dogs & cats under 35 pounds. One of my tenants is currently paying the pet fee of $35 for her one dog but wants to bring in another dog (German Shepard) and I told ...

The carpets in some of my newly acquired rental properties are filthy and stinky. My wife did a good job with the carpet cleaner, but it seems this would be a reoccurring problem. Do you all find yourselves replacin...

"For the first $40,000 of your income, the capital gain tax rate is 0%! You pay nothing!"
Fantastic, but what does it actually mean?
If I have no job and sell a property for $100,000 - does it mean I pay nothing for...

I've been driving for dollars and finding vacant properties. Thats the good part, the bad part is nobody except the whacadoo's leaving me angry voicemails MF'in me telling me they are not selling are contacting me. Th...

Hi everyone,My name is Paul and I am fairly new to this site. I discovered it looking for an insurance question and then proceeded to ask about becoming a Real Estate Agent. Since then the idea to go into Real Estate ...