In the next few years, I hope to be able to start investing in real estate (buy and hold, multis), and in the next couple of year I will probably be purchasing a new personal residence. It occurred to me that I may be...

This one might be bet for the appraisers out there. What is the best improvement you can make on a home/property? New Bath / New Kitchen / New Bedroom?

Also, what is the worst. Someone once said pools were bad in...

Hi All. Newbie here and would like some advice. I have 2 rental properties both on 1-year ARMs at 5.25% amortized over 25 yrs that I need to refinance. My credit score ranges from 650-705.Property 1 $1.7 million val...

Hello all. I have ~$24k in car loans for which I had a plan to get paid off in a few months, while continuing to save money to begin investing in real estate... to date, we have accumulated close to $30k, kept in a “...

I have a potential partner that has sold an investment property and moved the proceeds into a QI for a 1031 exchange.  How would it be possible to purchase a multifamily property using the funds from this exchange?  I...

I posted a question about comps about a week ago and the question was primarily to see if the real estate agent I have chosen to help me is the right one or not. When I asked him for comps, he only gave me a couple...

Finally found a tenant who pays her rent on time, but now she wants to move out when lease is up due to  heating cost. It's her first winter there and propane heat costs 2 tanks a month ($230 a tank).  there is also e...

Is anyone else having problems with intrusive advertising on BP pages?I have recently experienced several times when music starts blasting from an unknown window I am not on, and it's my open BP page. The ad says "Vie...

I've been looking around San Diego for small multi-family properties.  I've come across a few interesting ones, but they are built in the 1950's, 40's and 30's.I know some of the things that I need to consider in thes...

I recently bought a duplex with some fairly expensive deferred maintenance issues. None of the issues are of an immediate nature and I purchased knowing these projects needed to be done within 5 years. I'd like t...