Mother Nature ... gotta love her!

In the past 10-days we've received 36+ inches of snow, which is above normal for this early in the winter (Jan & Feb are usually the big snow months). In addition to th...

Hi BP! I'm leaving the REIT where I did accounting and short-term leasing for retail shopping centers and heading to a property management software company where I'll be doing sales. Wages are likely to be 60% salary,...

Hey all, 
I'm new here and new to real estate investing. I just figured I'd say hi. I'm looking hopefully by next summer being able to buy my first house as a primary residence within the Pittsburgh area. I figured I...

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I have a question and hope to get as many answers and opinions as possible.

Has anyone registered an LLC but elected to be treated as an S corporation? I have read about this in many sites and a...

A friend recently asked me to compare two Houston zip codes, 77008 and 77063, from an investment perspective.
Now, I'm a big fan of Texas but the first thing I said to him was the weather is HORRENDOUS. Anything simi...

Hi all - I'm a relative novice on the subject of using an IRA to invest in Real Estate and am familiar with the basics.I am in partnership with my father in "XYZ" LLC.  Our LLC presently owns 4 properties (1 duplex, 1...

Selling houses needs the agent and sellers to have a certain kind of experience. It is a fact that houses cannot always be sold on the spur of the moment. It needs proper planning and there is always a cohesive way to...

Hello BP,I live in Houston and am looking to buy my first income property.  I'm planning to buy and hold and plan to use a property manager.  I'm military and move regularly so I want a hands off investment.  Naturall...

I have a PM, but will start self-managing in July.  The lease by the PM gives tenants a 3-day grace period. I want to change this to no grace period -- rent is due on the first.  Can I legally make that change?

Is anyone familiar with costs for a HOA?  I'm curious what insurance, landscaping maintenance and other normal costs should cost?  My HOA has some crazy high costs for things that I don't believe cost that much.  Exam...