Hi BP!

I recently looked at a 1950's home, and during our inspection it came to light that a material called "Cemesto" was used for the (flat) roofing structure.

While the roof seems to be structurally sound, in res...

Hi all, I just had a weird situation come up with my rental house.

My renter just contacted me demanding that I evict her son and his girlfriend.

She is the person on the lease and I don't recall if he ...

Share your funniest excuse for why the Tenant failed to pay rent!

Hello All,I found a vacant four family in Connecticut. I mailed the owner in Manhattan. He contacted me. We discussed the property. I went to view it. It has been vacant for at least a year and a half. The radiators a...

Dear BP family, 
I'd like to hear your opinion, educated or non-educated guess about how the coronavirus will affect the real estate market, especially the rental segment of it?
Thank you all in advance!
 

I am currently marketing my first rental (sfr) and a few prospective tenants have a pet. Just curious as to what folks out there are charging in terms of pet deposits?Basis for amount charged?Refundable/Non-Refundable...

Hey BP, here's a scenario that poses a number of issues and I'd like to get an opinion on how it might be dealt with. There are several issues arising here, so the problem will require some skill to resolve.

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Attended a speech today by a couple Chines drywall specialists. It was heated at times but here is what was agreed on.
1. It is a mess.
2. There are NO guaranteed answers
3. We haven't even touched on the commercial p...

There have been a couple long threads lately about inflation, hiperinflation, and deflation. there are also economists, econ grads, students etc posting on these subjects.
My questions are as follows:

1. If you ...

I know this can vary, but just curious on what kind of vacancy rates y'all are experiencing in Southeast Idaho? I have heard 2-5% from some people, which seems great. I am in the search for my first house hack and am ...