Boom and busts in real estate.  Some investors try to anticipate them, some ignore them.  There have been numerous books written by people claiming to have the “magic” formula to sniff out future values.  Uh huh.  I’v...

If a property management company has not treated you well don't you think you should have the right to warn your fellow Real Estate Investors out there?

I feel the responsibility to my fellow Real Estate Investors t...

I currently have just under $10k in 401k funds available. I've heard of self-directed IRA's being used for real estate, and I'd like to potentially look into utilizing one now or in the future, or some other type of v...

Hi BP family! I am still in the information stage of my REI journey but looking to purchase my first rental income property in the next 8 months! I currently live in NYC and I am from North Carolina (all of my family...

So my contractor, lets call him John, that I usually use is jammed packed until mid to late December.  On one of my properties, the carport roof needs to be replaced.  When I went to look at the roof there happen to b...

I'd love to hear from folks about what they think of Airbnb and it's use for STRs. As an avid user of Airbnb over the years, when it started, it was viewed as this amazing alternative to hotels that offered a very com...

Inspired by @Brian Burke's harrowing story of surviving the economic meltdown, I'd love to learn what other lesson's people gained through that time.  Many survived, some thrived, lost it all... While I don't think we...

What are people's thoughts around tenant's Renter's Insurance in Chicago? We recently signed a lease with tenants (2 people - Person A & B) where they have 1 renter's insurance. Person A has the renter's insurance...

Every time my tenant would leave, they would turn their heat off (hwbb) to save money. I told them not to do that because you’re not really saving that much AND the cost of a frozen or ruptured pipe is WAY more that w...

ello! I recently purchased a duplex and own a few more rental properties. When I bought this duplex a few months ago we had tenants already in the building. Awesome tenants! They have 4 kids, have never paid a day in ...