We are remodeling an 850' house that will be kept as a buy and hold. The house currently has old/broken electric baseboard heaters. There is no gas or ductwork. As you can see the bedrooms are very small, making place...

Hi all:This is my BP debut on the forums.  My question focuses on local data to understand the demands (and opportunities) of the real estate market.  I am reading J. Scott's book on flipping houses.  In the book, and...

Recently, in working to start up my investing business, I stumbled onto the idea of using large personal loans for funding purchases and rehabs of rental properties. Once tenants are in place, I would refinance to a p...

I am seeking ideas and creative solutions for a portfolio of roughly 12 mortgage-free, single-, two-family and four-unit rental homes in Sullivan County, NY occupied primarily by low-income families.  Costs of capital...

Investing in commercial real estate takes more than 1 market and some quantitative due diligence. That’s why our acquisition team is spread over eight thriving US markets. It’s critical to have associates with first-h...

My previous website was created via Wix and is about a year old now. With that site, the only way I used to drive traffic to it was through an Google Adwords campaign with a budget of $5/Day. Which has given me a coup...

Hey guys, I'm a fan of J. Scott and B. Turner's podcasts. They are very informative, so as a tribute to their diligence and hard work, I'd like to know, for those who subscribe and listen, who admires these podcasts a...

Hello fellow BPers!I'm a newbie investor who has been looking for my first buy and hold property for the past couple months. As I continue my search for the first rental, I am debating my overall strategy on how I sho...

We are scheduled for court on Oct 31. Our tenant attempted suicide and is currently in the hospital. Has anyone been in this situation and can share their results.

Ok BP this is an actual situation. So a family member gets sick and let her house which was bank owned with a mortgage get behind on her mortgage and utility bills to the point of potential foreclosure. Her sister ste...