Hi. I am new to BP. This site has been so helpful so far. I live in the SF Bay Area and am starting a search for markets out of state to invest in. Looking for single family homes for cash flow. Realized Bay Area was ...

Hello everyone. I have run into a situation that I haven't encountered before and was looking for some advice. We have been getting a lot of rain here in Ohio and one of my properties started having some pretty bad ba...

I recently purchased a fixer upper that I will use as a vacation home. I won't be there in the winter and want to protect my water pipes. The plan is to remove the water meter each fall, blow out the pipes with an ...

My name is Ralph Easterling and I've been originating mortgage loans in the Bay Area for the last 26 years. I recently came across this site in doing my due diligent in researching "Transaction Funding" and "Whole...

So myself and my business partner have run into a situation where we need some advice. We bought a duplex in August of last year in Spartanburg, SC. It's near downtown in a great neighborhood where it's mostly sing...

Hello, I am trying to confirm how the IRS requires me to calculate the cost basis of an owner-occupied duplex for calculating my capital gains. I think I know the answer, but I am also hoping I am wrong because it doe...

I thought I might see a little more about the new Canadian mortgage rules and how it's effecting investors, I would imagine this is more an effect on the smaller investors but I also wanted to know how they were findi...

When would you suggest listing a house that I am doing a major remodel on? It's at the stage now where the shingles are on, the doors and windows are in, but many other elements such as electrical and such are not...

I'm working on a rehab for rental and pulled up the flooring (vinyl floor and carpet) and noted there was a ton of moisture (wet) in the existing wood floor. The house when I bought had been vacant with utilities shu...