What is your opinion are these large swaths of boarded up homes we see in the mid west upper rust belt ruining these cities or are they an investors dream opportunity to get into the RE game for ridiculously low price...

To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves.  New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...

I'm sure there's many people out there on the BP forums who either currently or have previously held a real estate license. I would love to hear from anyone who has worked as an agent as a 2nd job or side business. I ...

I'm working numbers for some out-state buy-and-holds.  As usual, I'm underwhelmed by the numbers, especially in the Midwest and the South.  Man, those are some low rents, even in good areas for good houses.I'd like to...

Would greatly appreciate input as this is my first investment property and my nest eggs going into it. 
Stats on the place: 2/1 with a completely detached 1/1+office, back lot ADU and detached garage. Main house is 1...

I bought my very first hoarder house. It's a single-family in a "B" neighborhood that was occupied by hoarders. Let the tale begin!This is a single-family with 856 square feet on the main floor and a full basement tha...

We just had our first accepted offer on a house that I knew would have some underlying problems.  After the general home inspection, we discovered WAY more than we were willing to take on for our first rehab/rent so w...

One of my biggest fears is getting ripped off by contractors, them stealing my money, rehab cost exceeding budget . However, I realized to maximize my returns I need to consider distressed properties as an out of stat...

Greetings BP!!!I have been silently exploring the podcasts and forums. I search for random questions and always find several solutions. I am in awe of the wealth of information that BP has to offer. I know I'm in the ...

Hi all - I'm new here, but have watced and read for a while without jumping in. I'm buying a house sub2 and the seller is asking me for a written guarantee that we will pay his payments. In the past, I've never had to...