What special touches or amenities do you add when you renovate?  I'm not talking about paint color or flooring until you do something special like an accent wall in red or cork floors.  I have some upcoming projects, ...

My wife and I were fortunate enough to reach financial freedom just one year after making our first ever real estate investment. Here is a quick background story on our success and some tips and tricks I feel that any...

I bought a duplex that I want to house hack. We just listed the downstairs unit and I’m getting a lot of people asking if we work with Section 8. Can I legally tell them “No” because of the ‘Choose your neighbor” laws...

I am thinking I won't have to wait for more than 1-2 years... Your thoughts?Most of my coworkers, especially those in the early 30s, have bought and have a mortgage that is $10K in monthly PITI... Tough.....Any job lo...

This was a convo my family had around the dinner table last night as some are leasing and some are buying their car. I was wondering what the BP community thought about leasing a car. Lets make the assumption that you...

Afternoon BP,After news broke of Amazon moving forward on finding a new HQ, I got really excited for the possibility of a new/increased opportunity in a new area. I currently own and rent in Central Florida, but would...

So yesterday I put in my two weeks. Now what? I don't want to have to find another job, I made a promise to myself that after I left my current job I would not go to another 9to5 and I would not go work for someone el...

Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...

I would love some insight to this as I am a new investor (don’t have a home yet). I know most don’t recommend using a PM but I see myself long term with 60+ units one day and would eventually use one anyway. Ok with t...

I've listened to many of the podcasts on this site. Many recommend that a buy and hold investor should start by managing his/her own properties.  I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they have gained by managi...