Hi All,Are you taking out earthquake insurance on your investments in the Bay Area whether for SFH or Multi? I know a lot of folks who see this as a waste of money or a unlikely event, but give the huge financial inve...

Hey there BP - Hoping to get some advice and insight from your collective wisdom. I've acquired a few properties now using a private lender. We were discussing that in the next couple of years that we'd like to look a...

Hello everyone,
I'm new to real estate and recently purchased my first property in Coachella, CA for 335K with the intention of renting it out long term. After investing an additional 50K on upgrades, the house was a...

I am located in Augusta, Georgia and started investing in real estate one year ago. To this point, I have done two deals and even though I have listened to the BP podcast and try and take in as many resources as I can...

I was talking to some realtors in SLC area for potential flip projects.  SLC seemed attractive due to - low DOM, influx of people moving in, growth of technology sector in the area, producing jobs, step appreciation, ...

Hello,The situation:  Edit: She is the homeowner, not yet a seller.  A woman in her 70s lives in a home and has no children and is a hoarder.  The home is in very poor condition and has been neglected for decades.   S...

HI BP Nation, How do you handle old drafty windows?This is tricky, for I can't assure to completely seal the old windows. Maybe I can offer to pay for some materials. I would gladly pay for something like this:htt...

I plan on moving and keeping my current residence as a rental.
It is time to replace the carpet and I am wondering if I should just put cheap carpet back in it or put in cheap laminate, as I believe laminate would hol...

I'm doing analysis on a few BH deals around 75-95K on the purchase price.  What is a good CapEx % to use on these properties.  I have been using 10%, but it seems to be eating into my cashflow.  Does anyone base their...

Is anyone here actually using a self directed Roth IRA account for real estate flipping? I am sick of paying these outrageous short term capital gains taxes it really feels like 1 step forward and 1 step back. I looke...