Hello,My tenant just let us know that her son (11 months) just tested positive for lead poisoning. We also live there and just had a baby 5 months ago and she advised us that we need to get our son tested ASAP (it is ...

So I am just getting started in real estate investing. I currently have approximately $100K in equity in my current home and can't decide what's the bast course of action to take. Should I sell it, do a cash out refi,...

Hi all, I'm new to real estate and I'm looking to buy my first investment property. I've been researching and learning about buying out of state property focusing mostly on duplexes and triplex's 50,000$ and under. ...

I have been making an effort to get into my first Multi, but it is slim pickin's in my area (south/ east Massachusetts). It seems investors are scooping up the cherries before they hit the real estate websites. T...

I have read the other posts on this topic but I seem to be getting screwed right now and it is a little different then anything else I have read, I rented a house to this young couple in Pittsburgh and they did ask ab...

Hi BP members,
I entered into a contract to purchase a SFH for investment, had inspection done, came up with few issues, went back and forth and finally came to an agreement with price and who takes care of what.  On...

I tend to feed on positive people around me and I have seen a few posts claiming that out of area or out of state investors are not going to be successful.
So I am curious to know who on here is not only an out of s...

OK, I know using yellow letters is a proven good thing. But with my budget I can only afford to send out 100 per month to start (have to pay for my 100 bandit signs too). Ron Legrand said that if you cannot sent out...

I recently had an issue with the power going out in a Chicago unit of mine. ComEd turned the power off due to non-payment(though ComEd never warned me or tenants which they are required to do by Illinois law), but I h...

Hey there BP. I'm talking with REO specialist (realtor) whom I have not met in person. Told him what I was looking for & he emailed 2 properties for me to look at. He also sent me the lockbox code to let myself...