mother hire an inspector to inspector home before purchasing a foreclose from the bank. the inspector wrote on his report that he was not able to inspect heat and water system because they were turned off. my mother w...

Just finished my first fix and flip and am getting ready to put it on the market in April 2017. We (my partner/boyfriend and I) talk about this first home as our 'tester' home - the one that we can learn from and see ...

Dear Fellow BP Community, I'm a new landlord and recently served one of my inherited tenants a 30 day vacate notice as I'm doing substantial improvements to the apartment. She just left the property on Sunday and I di...

Is social media worth it? I am about done with a 6 month period of being off of my social media sites, Facebook, LinkedIn, NextDoor, etc, and I don't know if I will return. I am leaning toward the "Delete" feature for...

Today I listed my available apartment on Facebook Marketplace for the first time and got an exponential number of responses within 2 hours. My price is fair for the quality and neighborhood, my main questions lie wit...

I am trying to learn what parameters make for a good rental location. I've spent years listening to BP and reading various books on real estate, but I cant recall anyone really diving in on the subject. 
Basically, h...

I read on a forum in BP once about writing a mortgage to yourself (buying a property for cash) so that you can immediately refinance and essentially recoup your down payment plus possible rehab costs depending on what...

This is a 40-minute investigative documentary.https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/real-estate-agents-investigation/My favorite quote:“This is something that didn’t happen in the deep South,” said Greg Squires, pr...

I'm reviewing an offer on my SFH in Milw.  They Buyer wants to do a mold test/inspection . . .  "pursuant to applicable government or industry standards and protocols".  As best as I've been able to determine - there ...

I posted an apartment on Craigslist last week and had a handful of responses. One of the responders exhibited several things that when combined result in them not getting any response from me. If you had this kin...