Water heater in rental went out. Need to install new one, pull permit and bring connections up to code. New water heaters are too large to fit in closet where tank is stored. Will take several days to complete install...

Hello All,My name is Justin and I am in Dallas, TX.  I am a relative novice to real estate investing other than exchange listed REITs and ETFs.  Although I have done a lot of analysis of my planned process/strategy an...

Hello everyone, new to BP and am looking for some guidance. I've owned a duplex in West Allis since 2009 and just moved out and placed a tenant in both units. Property currently cashflows pretty well but now I am wond...

I placed an offer on a bank owned foreclosure that was accepted 9 days ago and am currently under a fully executed contract. We discovered a leak in the roof that will significantly increase rehab cost, making my HM L...

Hey Y'all,
I work as a professional handyman and have several rentals in the Northern Suburbs of Atlanta.  I see many posts on hiring handymen and contractors.  This is an area that is difficult; good contractors (a...

 Hey BP - I am vetting a few PM companies and one company sent me their schedule for maintenance which is on top of the 10%/month management fee. The rates are pasted below. Is $40/hr for unskilled light labor reasona...

South Carolina court orders a halt to foreclosures, will other states follow suit?

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina's highest court on Tuesday temporarily stopped thousands of pending foreclosure sales in the state ...

I just got word that a friend of the family wants to sell her 3 bedroom 1 bath home in Tampa for $25,000. I haven't looked into the house much and don't currently have any real estate experience. I have a pretty good ...

Hey guys,What kind of application (desktop or mobile) do you use for managing your properties? I am kind of a old-fashioned guy who is using Excel to do all the calculation and book-keeping, I think it's time to try s...

How do you guys choose to organize all your paperwork? Old fashion file cabinet for everything? Evernote? Another computer program? A hybrid of both electronic and paper copy of everything? Would love to know what you...