I have a couple of rental properties in California that I "stumbled into" as I purchased primary residences and moved. This is going to be my first attempt at taking REI more seriously. I have a good career that allow...

After furnishing quite a few properties for short-term rentals, we generally have a pretty good sense of how much to budget for furnishing whenever we’re putting together a budget for new properties. Being able to bud...

Hey guys, I would love to hear some opinions on my personal finances. I'm a 23 year old fireman in Texas. I make a decent salary and my wife is able to stay home with our two kids. We are able to live confortably beca...

I am an engineer by trade and sometimes out of curiosity, I look where I shouldn't have, and this had in the past lead me to some big headaches.

So I have this condo vacant and went around and did a bunch o...

Hello BP'ers,I need some advice on which direction to go: with a starting capital of $125K, which is the most affective way to get cash return in a year or two? My goal (like everyone else) is to aspire to live off of...

I am planning to begin selling performing notes to folks who need income investments and would like to have a 3rd party escrow agent who knows notes and can handle the escrow and closing process.  This would include t...

We just finished a kitchen renovation around Newport RI and we aren’t happy with the quality of work provided. First, the contractor ran way over timeline. I didn’t have a penalty for that because I thought a simple k...

Hello all,I have been investing in the Cleveland, Ohio area for the last 7 years - it is a great market, but I am looking to diversify. I will be in Florida in about a month for a week and would love to do a little re...

Hello all, I need some urgent advice on how to handle a situation that i am currently in.The situation: I own a townhome in Tampa, FL with tenants that have been great. They informed me of a plumbing problem on Friday...

I have a tenant that gave me their 30 day notice yesterday, which was cause for some serious celebration. Almost every interaction I've had with them over the last two and a half years ended with them threatening to s...