Hello, first time poster here. I recently purchased a property that had suffered from a fire in December of 2015 in Killeen, Texas. The property has been vacant and almost entirely untouched until January when I purch...

When buying a small multi family, what should your due diligence include?2 months ago I bought what seemed like a legal 3-family, is registered with the assessor's office as a 3-family, yet now the fire marshal declar...

My wife and I are currently under contract for our first rental property. The property is from the 1930s - two structures on one parcel of land. It has been completely renovated on the interior by previous owners (fli...

In Contract to purchase a Multi-Family Property at just under a million. Just had the roof of building and parking structure inspected, $104,000 replacement cost. Condition of building roof is worn and fair to bad.  ...

I have a rent control duplex that is about to be empty in both units and I’m trying to decide whether to rehab it and re-rent it or do a 1031 exchange. The duplex is almost 100 years old with lots of deferred maintena...

Hey everyone! I'm researching some Baltimore properties that have been rehabbed and permits pulled. My question is, how do I determine if actually passed the inspections? I don't see a prior Vacant Building Notice so ...

Hello all! I'm new to BP.com, but have been listening to the podcast for a couple of months now and I’m looking forward to participating in the forumsI've recently come across a property that I'm analyzing for a poten...

Dear fellow investors:I received a $700 bill from my property management to treat a bed bug infestation in a small duplex.Can I hold the renters responsible for this bill - or at least part of it?I've owned the buildi...

In another thread I mentioned one of my hard money loans was going to default. It did, and my business partner and I have now taken back the house deed-in-lieu.

The place has some cosmetic issues. Its total white...

 This is a copy of an email I sent to a beginning real estate investor last week. It’s just some random thoughts on real estate investment based on my 35 years in the business.  During that time we have purchased over...