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I purchased my first rental property a few months ago. It is a detached duplex with long term existing tenants. By long I mean the front unit lived there for 13 year, and the back unit lived there for 30 years! Th...
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I wanted to share my personal success story with BP to fully encapsulate my experiences and hopefully motivate others that were in my position when I first started looking into real estate investing four years ago -- ...
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Aloha everyone,
My partner and I are looking to start moving into multifamily properties in the Mesa/Gilbert/Chandler area of Arizona. We are currently invested in short term rentals out here in Maui and have a few s...
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Hi,
I rent a house I inherited from my mother not located where I live. I have a property management company manage it. We just replaced all flooring and did landscaping. Within 2 weeks of being available PM...
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Hi everyone,I'm closing on my first owner-occupied SFH at the end of this month. It's a 3/2 in the desirable Wilton Manors (Broward County, Florida) that I'll be paying out of pocket around 500-600 a month to live in ...
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Looking at purchasing a vacation rental and furnishing it in Phoenix; any advice on location, size and what to expect out of short-term tenants?
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My 20+ y.o. Anderson windows condensate on the inside when: 1) the shades are down for the night, and 2) the temperature difference between the room and the outside is significant (68F inside and 35F or below outside)...
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Hi,
I was wondering if any landlord has put a maximum cap on a tenants water usage? For example, if the water bill comes in at over $75/month the tenant is responsible for anything over the $75. So if the bil...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year BP Family! Has any house hackers run into issues getting a conventional loan for a new/primary residence due to taking a loss on prior years tax filing on multiunit? Otherwise consid...
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Good afternoon everyone! I was hoping to get some information about Bellingham WA and whether or not now is a good time to buy or rent. I will be moving to Bellingham on May 1st for work and my family and I will remai...