During the recent visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, a protestor began yelling from the crowd. I found the media spin on this individual rather interesting. According to some of the mainstream media she was a rel...

Hello BP'ers - I am considering purchasing a rental property in the Charlotte-Raleigh-Durham area but have grown concerned over the level of flooding in the local area.  I would love to hear what local investors / res...

Does anyone know of an attorney and accountant in the Philadelphia area who can evaluate the ins and outs of a business we want to purchase? The business comes with a property! Thank you.

Hi there,My local community college is offering a property management course.  I am interested in long distance out-of-state investing.  I have heard horror stories about bad property managers and horrible tenants.  D...

Hi All - 
I'm about to pay back a hard-money lender that will be earning interest off the money they lent our LLC for the purchase of a rental property. My question is on the interest that they're gaining. Do I need ...

Hi, I'm a lawyer from Chicago.  I practice in the landlord/tenant area defending tenant's from unlawful evictions and suing landlords that unjustly keep security deposits.  I'm sure that will make me EXTREMELY POPULAR...

Hello Everyone,I purchased my first investment property 2 weeks ago and it was unfortunately broken into over the weekend. The thief stole all the tools in the house, some were mine and others belonged to my contracto...

Wanted to see if anyone has some tips for simple and effective bookkeeping for buy-and-hold rental properties. Currently, I track net worth monthly on a simple excel spreadsheet (has columns for checking, retirement, ...

I'm going to have to replace a broken dryer when existing tenants in Independence, MO move out.  I've heard sometimes contractors accumulate used but good appliances like washers, dryers, etc. when someone simply want...

Does anyone buy anything through ebay?
Does anyone check the listings?