I have over 45 units now and every time a vacancy comes up, the property managers want to repaint the entire unit even though 99% of the paint looks great in a lot of cases.  This is obviously eating into cash flow!  ...

Hello Everyone!I am currently planning on purchasing a piece of land and building a spec house on it to sell. I have already vetted the land with the city to make sure it was possible. I was originally going to manage...

Hello all, I've had an interest in real estate investment for several years now (began learning/researching as a college freshman, now approaching 3 years that I've been done with school) but due to practical/financia...

oddly enuf, i never seen them at Lowes, but at local Home Depots they have a whole area in each parking lot set up for them, with porta potties, chairs, tables, refreshments at all.so who uses them? i'd be to scared t...

Has anyone used the Clayton Morris Program?  Essentially it sounds like a very turn key program.Basically they buy the house and fix it up for your (of course at a price but if the numbers work, great).  Here are the ...

Hi all,I am from Fremont, CA and want to get started in investing in buy and hold properties.I have read lot of posts on BP and done research of my own.  I have explored areas like Sacramento, Stockton etc but I feel ...

Hello all! How do you guys feel about working with a hard money lender? I am planning my first house flip and coming into it with a partner. The plan is to purchase a fixer here on SoCal, rehab it and sell it off with...

I am a relatively new landlord (1.5 years) and encountering my first major issue. I bought a duplex January 2021. The first floor unit had oil heat and I wanted to change it to gas. There was nothing wrong with the he...

Hi All, I'm interested in shipping container homes in the Austin TX and surrounding area. Have you built one? Do you know of anyone who has? I'd love to explore ideas about container homes or container apartment compl...

I wanted to share my annual expenses because I had to do a lot of guesstimates before I bought my duplex.  I swear when I asked some investors their expenses they acted like they had amnesia.   Since I have over a yea...