I recently purchased an old Victorian house that has no wall insulation and single pane glass. I'm replacing all the old windows in the house with new double pane vinyl windows. I'm curious if anyone recommends add...

Hi All, I have a 13 year old rental property in Austin that needs 4 lbs. of R22 refrigerant. I'm being told by the HVAC contractor that because of the phase-out R22 is $125/lb. If I'd like to find the leak that will c...

I bought this 6-unit cinder block building back in March. Now that all of the original tenants are out, it's time to get serious about rehab. I'm having trouble imagining what its best look would be. My first inclinat...

Top 8 Things to Make Rental Inspections Less Painful in MichiganUnless your rentals are in an area that doesn’t certify properties, we all face a rental inspection at some point. Experienced rental property owners ha...

I am not looking to flip this house, but I feel that BRRRR’ing a property is pretty similar. I have an abandoned property that has been abandoned and vacant for at least 5 years. It has central heat and air, has a met...

As a general Discussion, What do you consider to be a realistic expectation for Cap Rate in the area? Or if you use a different ROI calculation what is it and what rate do you expect to get?  I see a lot of  6-7% out ...

Once I made the decision to start flipping towards the end of last year I was eager to begin. Maybe too eager?  There was a property being auctioned the day after Christmas. It was listed as a lender approved short sa...

Just about every ROI analysis I see includes a "vacancy rate" factor that is used to "adjust" gross annual income as an accurate representation of the rent that the investment can be expected to throw off each year. T...

Hello BP Community,Going to look at a couple 4-plex's on Monday. They are currently listed for $39,900 and are directly across from each other, Fannie Mae properties. I have ran some numbers using the rental calculato...