I've been an electrician in Washington (the real one..) for 10 years, residential, commercial, and industrial. I've learned a ton from BP so this is me trying to give back with knowledge of something I know very well....

Really.  Can't make this up.  I had to coach him through changing it over the phone because the closets have linear fluorescents, and he didn't know what to do.
I'm focusing on the day job now, but I had to share.  (...

Hi All,I had posted about a year ago about tenants brought in by a new property manager. It seemed to take them a long time to rent the property and I had a bad feeling about these tenants from the start. This was bec...

How are you guys able to make deals cash flow with new rates (assuming traditional bank financing)?For example, a retaltively cheap house in the Houston market is listed at $250K. Assuming 6.73% rate, 20% down, 30 yea...

Hi all,
I am in the process of a short sale on my home here in CA. I started keeping a log of what has happened so far and thought it might benefit others if I share what happens. So I googled for a short sale/forecl...

Hey there!  I own a triplex and I also work a full time job as a W2 employee. Due to the new tax law, my tax man says I should become an S Corp asap. This is based on my typical deductions every year - regardless of m...

I want to fire my property manager because I suspect that he "nickle and dimed" me as I am an out-of-state investor.

But, there is a problem. In the management agreement I signed with him, there is a clause that say...