Brandon Turner
The $458 Mistake... (And How You Can Avoid It) QUICK TIP!
Last month, I wrote an article about the big, ugly purple triplex I bought recently.
We've been working the past month to get it rent-ready, with some new paint and various small repairs. Being the hol...
Marysol F.
Newbie from CA looking in Las Vegas
Brand new to BP and looking actively in Las Vegas for our first investment income property, buy and hold is my strategy. When we came just two months ago, bidding wars were still a thing. Now realtors are telling us t...
Nathan Grubb
Blue Board Drywall for the Whole Kitchen?
I own a two flat where the upper apartment has a sloping ceiling in the kitchen. The person who owned the house previously (and apparently tried to flip it.....I think.....) used that very thin, plastic coated panel b...
Jason L.
Fresno, Temecula, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Texas?
This is a broad question, with an infinite number of answers...I realize that. Just fishing for ideas and other's thoughts about these areas. Or any other help others may offer.I now live the Bay Area. I rent. I h...
Anthony Pinto
Posted first AirBnb Listing
It's official folks! After a little over a month, we finally posted our first AirBnb listing in Portsmouth, VA using one of the units in our quadplex. We are open for business starting tomorrow. My wife and I are expe...
Mike Berlay
Tired of NY and want to move and start small. I think UT or CO, share your ideas.
I have been living in NYC since 2006 when I came to US. All this time my plan was to start a business and invest profits in real estate. This year I have closed my first business with some financial loss, but educatio...
Anna Buffkin
The Ugly Side of Investing: When everything goes wrong!
Long post warning!!
While there are plenty of success stories, everyone likes to hear about the struggles especially when its not them. Here is my tale
It begins pleasantly enough August 3rd. My husband's aunt had...
Matthew Insley
Raising rents on inherited tenants
I just bought a 4 plex that is old but in pretty good condition for a C+ neighborhood. I know that the rents are lower than what I could probably get, but I have decent tenants in place since before I purchased the p...
Christopher Erwin
STORAGE UNITS: What I Know & Where I Need Help
I just started diligencing a 200+ unit storage facility on the Nebraska / Iowa border. It's a fascinating rental model --> some wear & tear advantages since no live-in tenants compared to MFUs, but also some mg...
John Lunias
Raise the rent or not in our duplex where we live? North Jersey
Background:
Hi,
I own and live in a two family home where I rent one of the apartments (above mine) out to a small family. The apartment is a renovated 3br, 1 bath in northern NJ with heat and hot water included. Th...