Good afternoon BP,Im curious as to what other investors prefer, i like the shower door because i think it does a better job of containing the water and keeping it off the floor and wall outside the shower. But the sho...

aka I've got cold feet.....SFH in pre-forclosure, not bank-ownedOwner is asking 55KRoof is newer, foundation and house are in good shape. Needs a huge cleanup - see my cat pee post - and everything needs to be painted...

Hello South Florida BPers and all of BP Nation! This is my first post. Recently began real estate investing and joined the site a short time ago.  So pop quiz – what does one do when needing to sit in a dark room al...

I am looking at a house that has knob and tube wiring. To replace the wiring it is much cheaper if I demo the sheetrock myself. When you demo sheetrock, do you try to save baseboard, window and door trim, or do you ju...

Hi Everyone!I'm considering Ohio for my first rental property investment, since it seems to be a market with strong cash flow. I have heard, however, that there are mandatory inspections of rental properties by the ci...

Hello,This is a local real estate question so I am hoping some BP'ers from Saint Petersburg, Florida can help me out.I am contemplating putting an offer on a bungalow single family home in the historic kenwood neighbo...

Primary home is valued at $850k (purchased at $450k), with less than $20k remaining in the mortgage. It will be paid off in the next 10 months. I could rent it for $3800 and net $2800 after expenses (after the mortgag...

The purpose of this post is not to ask a specific question or write about a specific situation/event, but rather to start a general discussion around the three alternative investments named above.Commerical MF: Divers...

My wife and I own a two-flat in Chicago, and we're planning to upgrade our heating system. Currently, we have boilers and radiators that we want to remove to create space in the basement for a future conversion into a...