Are townhomes and condos good for starting out or is it harder to get cash flow and appreciation compared to stand alone single family property? The prices in my area are much more approachable for the former 

My wife and I are considering getting a home closer to her family to stay in for extended periods and holidays.   The current option that we are looking at is buy, live in 1-2 months of the year, convert to MTR or STR...

Conducting tenant reference checks is crucial for ensuring you find high-quality tenants who respect your property and pay rent on time.

A high-quality tenant typically has a stable income, good credit history, ...

I am currently in the process of prospective market diligence and have developed a list of the items we want to measure / compare across markets (crime rates, pop growth, job market, vacancy/occupancy, etc.) but would...

Hello all! Do you count social security and disability as income to calculate 3X gross of the rent? Seems like it would be a constant and reliable monthly source of income, but I have never come across this.

I have an individual property manager who does not advertise. So I have to. My place only gets 3 to 4m lease and 9m at best but rare. And I have a very involved work life as an engineer at a big tech company. I could ...

My wife and I are close to closing on a 3x2/2x2 duplex in Citrus Heights CA and with it being our first house hack, we want to learn as much as possible by doing a lot of things ourselves; including leasing the other ...

I've made enough money to buy a large multiplex house with lots of bedrooms. It's actually not that much, since I've found an area where housing prices are low and monthly rents are high. I want to rent out individ...

I'm an absentee landlord with properties in Berkeley and Oakland.  One of my properties is due for a new roof.  Can anyone recommend a good roofing company in the East Bay?  I need someone trustworthy and reliable sin...

Hi BP members.Does anyone have an idea of where I could find used income and expense reports such as the Income/Expense Analysis: Conventional Apartments (or similar) for 2015?The most recent version are more than $50...