Anyone on this site own an iPhone? If you have tried using a friends that would also be interesting.

I was wondering just how useful the iPhone would be for RE activities. As the WSJ review said it is really a portab...

I have been running a DM campaign now for about 6 months and I want to be ready for the houses that I can use owner/creative financing to purchase, but not in my own name.  My question is WHEN do I form that LLC.  Is ...

One of my tenants gave me a form from a non-profit here in the San Francisco Bay area offering free energy conservation measures to low-income tenants. It includes measures such as weatherization, new windows, or a fu...

I’m a long time lurker and first time poster in the BP Forums. After listening to a lot of the BP and other podcasts about short term rentals over the last year, I’ve noticed avoiding/shutting down parties seems to be...

Hello Texas Investors,
I am in the process of converting my primary residence to a rental and I have been advised by multiple sources about the security devices requirement in Texas' property code: Sec 92.153 in this...

So my husband and I are closing on our first flip this week. (Yay!) We purchased that property from a local bank that I have a good relationship with. I just called them one day and asked if they had any REOs, they se...

This is partially related to real estate, but more of a general business question.

I do photography for Google's Street View program, they now provide Streetview for the inside of businesses - this is what I do on th...

Hi everyone, I listened to Grocapitus' presentation on their new development project in Houston last week and had some interesting takeaways about the Houston market. I thought I’d share them with you since I’m based ...

My current tenants are coming to an end of the lease. In case they do not stay put, I'd be looking for new tenants in next few months. I was wondering what kind of value-adds can I spend money on to increase rent for ...

I have listened to all the BP Podcasts and it seems like every one of them mentioned Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I figured, if everyone mentions it, I should read it. After being a third of the way through, I already understa...