I was at Costco today and saw that they sell tubs of emergency food. They have a tub that claims it will feed four people for 72 hours for $57.99 and will last 20 years. The other one claims it will feed one person fo...

Hello all,I'm Andrew Flanagan and I am a new investor from Houston, TX. I have not yet closed on any properties, but I will soon! I am currently still in the research/learning phase. I come from the medical sales indu...

IRS peeking into your income,  Realized Cap Gains Increase, UNREALIZED CAP-GAINS TAX, DEATH OF THE 1031 EXHANGE AND MORE!!! 
(I AM NO CPA AND THE FOLLOWING ARE MY VIEWS BASED ON MY INTREPRETATION OF THE ATTACHED DOCU...

I have another odd situation on my hands.

I need all responders to start by making one assumption - the story I have been told is true. Yes, I totally realize this may not be the case, but I'm trying to understand ...

Last week I was reminded why I made it standard practice to always get at least 3 bids for major repairs. The ac in one of our properties had a leak in the line. Both the ac and furnace worked fine but were 30 years o...

Hello,I was wondering if anyone new in Montana if it was the landlords responsibility to deal with mice.  I have a tenant that just notified me today that they have caught 2 mice and supposedly have seen baby mice tod...

Hello all, Requesting some advice for my next purchase. I'm 31 years old with two properties that already cash flow very well. I'm ready to go with purchasing a third property but when analyzing properties, it seems d...

Greetings!  (First post on a BP Forum!)I have a portfolio of properties (more than 20 units) that are being handled by a single property manager.  I get the owner's statement every month (from Buildium) that shows ren...

Hi all,

Among other things I look at to determine a city's rental demand I try to browse local property managers sites. If those sites show the prop mgr's themselves have say a dozen nice homes available for rent, t...

So after reading several horror stories about contractors and apparently the increasing need to both babysit and warden them, I wonder if there was more effective way. Has anyone installed security cameras inside thei...