Hello. My wife and I own a handful of vacation rental property units in Michigan, our home base. We also own one on the Atlantic in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida which has performed very well. We self manage all of ou...

I am considering purchasing a duplex in Sioux Falls, SD that does not have separate meters.  Up until this point, from what I understand, the utilities were included in the rent.  That works great if you own the place...

Hi Folks!My wife and I are in the process of rehabbing our first investment property. The house is a 2bd / 1bth single family. We are having a slight disagreement about the bathroom. Right now, it has a corner shower ...

With the HIPPA  Laws being in place how do you know your tenant is using medical marijuana or the marijuana they bought on the corner from a dealer and is it legal to ask in some states?

Hello everybody, My name is Jose and I am new to this site. I live in Houston, Texas and have decided to diversify my investments into real estate. A littlebit about myself. I am 32 yrs old, married and have two kids....

Hey All,My husband and I are Newbies to the RE Investment world, and we have lots of questions that we know you all can answer :)We are in the process of closing on an unoccupied 4-plex with an occupied apartment in b...

Hi everyone, new investor here. Been learning a ton from BP. Haven’t purchased my first property YET, but want to do so asap. I want to lay out a scenario for anyone looking to give some advice to a newbie! I’ve decid...

Hi All.  I'm looking at a couple multifamily properties in Northern Michigan (local to me).  They don't seem like good buys, but I'm concerned that I may just have my expense numbers wrong.  Below is one of them.  Am ...

Hello BP Friends,

I've been strolling the site and listening to podcasts religiously and I finally have my first four flat deal-

Southwest side of Chicago - McKinley Park

-Completely rehabbed 2 y...

Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...