I finally caved in and for the first time ever, I have put a property in the hands of a "qualified" property manager. I vetted this company well and it seemed like a good one to hire. However, after signing the ag...

My tenant in Chicago send a claim from a lawyer, stating I owe 27 thousand dollars in damages for not returning the complete security deposit.  The security deposit was 10 thousand dollars, she did not pay the last mo...

Hello everyone, from Arkansas. We are a small family who are still a bit new to property investing. We purchased our first home in 2010 and rented it out a couple of years later due to a job change. Since then, we hav...

Ok, we are up to post 9, I am just about to begin some real construction work now.  I have to gloss over a lot of detail work to get this material up, I havent touched on the hours of details, plans, permits, etc.  ba...

Hey BP,

So I just stated my first flip in Chandler Az! Super excited to hit the ground running. Contracts have been signed, closing is set to take place on the 20th of March. As an added bonus, the sellers sold the h...

I am completely new in real estate. I talked with an investment company and they said I can buy an old house or cheap house ( single family 3 bed, 1 bath or 2 bed, 1 bath ) for 20k- 30k and do a rehab( Jacksonville, F...

Generally speaking, what is a "distressed" house? Whenever I hear this term I think of something that sells for around $30k and needs about as much in repairs (if not more) just to be rent ready.

What major r...

For all of the successful Buy and Hold investors:What percentages do you use for the following when evaluating a potential buy and hold income property:1) Cap Ex2) Management3) Vacancy4) RepairsThanks in advance!

I have spent the last 4 years building a strong SFH portfolio that sits at 26 homes total. In addition to those that we have kept, we have completed a half-a-dozen flips during this time as well. It's been 4 years of ...

Planning to purchase my first investment property for around $100k. I live in NJ so the east coast would be preferable. Was thinking of PA. NYC and NJ are probably out of my budget. The goal is to buy and hold. Rentin...