Hi BP Friends,I recently purchased a bigger home given my family and I are totally outgrowing our 3/2.5 1454 sf home.  We've been frugal in our spending and spendy in our savings/investments that we were able to do a ...

Ten years ago, the New England Patriots won the Superbowl (hey, that sounds familiar...), MySpace was considered one of the fastest growing sites on the internet, Mariah Carey was in her music-making prime... and the ...

Has anyone ever rented a property to individual trade market booths (i.e. crafts, boutique shops, etc)? I have a small office building in a rural area outside of the DFW area that I can't sell and I can't get anot...

I would like to know how the more experienced members feel about cities which have chained very little in the past 20 years. If you would like a specific context, The Dalles Oregon.That’s the town I grew up in and am ...

Do you wait until the rental is completely renovated to begin showing it to applicants?

Please don't take this the wrong way, because I am really very interested in the answer. Though it may appear condescending, I am sincerely attempting to understand. I just can' think of a way to word it that doesn'...

I am under contract to purchase my first rental and I would appreciate some advice on how to scale a rehab on this property. I have rehabbed houses for flipping but that's a different ball game.  The house is currentl...

I appreciate the fact that these tenants have stayed for 14 years. In recent years we have painted, replaced flooring, remodeled bathrooms (tile, granite, cast-iron tubs) , new appliances, new granite in kitchen.  The...