To buy and hold investors in natural disaster zones - such as hurricanes impacting Houston TX or panhandle of Florida (Pensacola was hit this year by Hurricane Sandy), how do you account for this risk in your investin...

With our old contractor, years ago, we'd walk through a property right before we placed the bid, so we could see if my calculations for the renovation were on spot. He'd give me ideas, show me ways we could avoid/...

So I'm ready to buy my first SFH rental, but I'm struggling with a few things. I want to know what expenses I MUST account for when calculating rental income minus expenses. (Tax, Insurance, etc.) Also, how do I know ...

Does anyone know of or had dealings with Dominion Financial Services. I received a letter from them wanting to finance my next flip but I can't really find out much about them online. They are in Baltimore, MD. I may ...

I am considering adding some properties to my rental portfolio.  From time to time, I run across a property for sale with significant recent unpermitted work.  I am curious about other's thoughts on this.  I do like t...

I saw @james wise thread on the fires in general but here are some other thoughts now that this has grown , I think it's important and very interesting...a) What will happen with CA insurance? They already lost some m...

Are rental properties still a good option when you are buying after 60? Are short term rentals better or flips? I have more drive and determination than time. Would love to hear from people in the same situation and a...

We had a tenant put up security cameras and drill into the wood of our deck to install them. We don't have anything in our lease or rules about cameras. We gave them a notice to take them down but the tenant respond...

Hello BP community! Just put a place into contract in the west Cleveland area! Upon doing due diligence, the owner of the house doesn’t own the appliances, they are rented by the tenants. Is this normal for this area?...