Hi BP, I'm proud to say we finally took the plunge and bought our first property! It's a 1920's craftsman duplex, 2/1 + 1/1 with one vacant unit and a 15-year tenant in the other (luckily no rent control so they're ne...

My husband and I are moving to San Diego, CA at the end of this year. We are renting out our home that we plan to rent forever, and thinking of buying in Temecula area. The prices are way better than the city, and alt...

I am very new to this so please forgive my ignorance. I would like to buy a duplex with an FHA and rent out the other rooms. This would be my first home purchase and first time getting into investing. I live in DFW so...

The wife and I recently painted our kitchen countertops. We both think it came out great, at the very least much much better than the laminate look we had before. Painting the countertops could be a very economical wa...

Hi, my name is Alexander and I invest in Washington DC and Richmond on SFH units (buying rentals). I recently have shifted my focus to Baltimore focusing on small multifamily units (under 5). Below is a potential "liv...

I’m trying to get my head around electric vehicle choices and if the math now makes sense with $5 gal gas, or $7 diesel. I’m only looking at if the math can make sense, not environmental issues. So I currently have a...

So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...

After hearing about some crazy success stories (or what I consider success stories) on having tenants stay for 15 - 20 years, it got me wondering.

What's your #1 tip for finding a tenant that will stay in for...

Hi, I'm putting up a white paper.  This white paper tries to capture the research I did yesterday.  Basically, my wife and I endured a failed JV.  In the JV, we drove-for-dollars and collected 1,000 addresses.  The pa...

Greetings. I am getting ready to purchase my second home and will be continuing my house hacking strategy. My current home came with the tenants and they have been stellar. I didn’t have to go looking for tenants. Bu...