I've been a home inspector for 14 years, and I'm just now getting into flipping houses.  I'm a total neophyte, for now.   But I'm curious about something.  If flipping houses is so good and such a lucrative business, ...

“You can only tell who is swimming naked after the tide goes out.” Are newer investors as smart we think we are? Or are we just riding an amazing market off a bottom? This post is to get: 1) The honest truth from inv...

I recently contracted a landscaping company to do a complete overhaul at my rental. Today, the tenant contacts me unhappy that they were using Round-Up as it contains glyphosate. Trying to reassure her, I sent her lin...

I’ve seen in posts and in books advice to newbie investors to find cheap properties in low income areas, but to stay away from properties “in a war zone”. But these posts and books never quantify what the diffe...

So I am going to be doing a major renovation on a unit. Current rent is $1150 but I believe I can get $1500/1600 if I ball out on the renovation. My question is what type of hard surface countertop would you use? Gran...

I've been doing a lot of deal analysis and keep running into negative cash flow unless I cut my purchase price by at least 40%. Is this why everyone talks about needing to find off-market deals to get a price that goo...

hi everyone, I have been doing alot of research on hard money lenders. I have been speaking with dohardmoney and others. Has anyone dealt with them in the past? Whats your personal experiences with using a hard money ...

What do I do if an urgent problem (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) comes up on, say, Christmas Day and the plumber or HVAC guy or whoever can't get to it that day?

I'm considering allowing dogs and cats in my newest listing and need a little guidance from the community.  I've never really owned a dog, though I have had cats.  We just put brand new carpet in the house in addition...

BP is great place. The world in general is not. Over the last year I have listened to all the BP podcasts, those guests who succeed are showered with praise and emulation. That's why we are here, we want to be like th...