As an investor, what are the most important aspects you look for in a contractor? What makes them stand out among the dozens of others doing the same trade?

When you have a contractor you use regularly, what w...

Hi all! I'm new to BP and new to this real estate investing world. My husband and I are under contract for our first intentional investment property (to which we will be moving and renting out the basement.) We own ou...

I first must apologize for screaming at all of you in the title but if you have any experience or can relate to the title at all you know why I am frustrated.  This is nothing more than a venting session on my part an...

I just wanted to share some more recent experience with Kwikset deadbolts as I have recommended them to numerous people in the past.  Since early 2011 I have been installing Kwikset Smartkey deadbolts in all of my pro...

I have a deal which is a prime candidate for wholetailing. Comps are around $215k and we have negotiated to purchase for what they owe at $180k. It needs very minimal work and I wouldn't put any money into it. M...

Hi Everyone,In a lot of the books I am reading, as well as some of the podcasts I have listened to, many landlords have talked about adding a clause to their leases to give anywhere from $25 to $100 a month back to th...

I have a dilemma with my contractor on a duplex flip. The current situation is he is off the job because on a health issue. He called earlier this week asking for more money in order to meet payroll. My fear is he wil...

What we really need is for local banks to start doing commercial loans on investment properties (SFH) again.

I know some states are still doing these types of loans. But here in Illinois, our local banks have complet...

Hi all (and thanks beforehand!)I am just new here and I am trying to run some numbers to start making sense of it on the areas I know, Dublin, Ireland, where I live, and Malaga, Spain, where I am from, and I find that...