Confused about what is the best decision for me and my family. My wife and I have access to three pre-tax retirement accounts, each of which have good low cost index fund options. I expect that we could max out all th...

We have 4 townhouses east of 75 & Haskell (West of Ross), Built ~ 2007. Good condition, 100% occupied. Monthly rent in the ~$1.5/sqft range. I'm currently also the property manager. I'm a professional in another u...

Hello fellow BP'ers, I am new to BP but am not new to REI.  One thing that I've never experienced in the last 17 years of doing REI is a seller that refuses to go to the closing table.  I've got a fully executed contr...

OK. We all have been there. You have a bad tenant and you want to evict them fast.But the process is long and expensive. Here in CA it takes 1.5 to 3 months to evict someone and about $800+. If your rent is $500-$600/...

Hi. I'm trying to compare some of the private deals mentioned here with public REITs.

Looking up the income statements for Equity Residential (trades as EQR) I find a line for cost-of-goods-sold. What is this for...

Ok so I was having this debate with a local landlord and I’d like to hear your opinion…. You charge $25 for your application fee. You show the house to a nice couple and they want to apply but they don’t speak, read o...

Purchased duplex in KCKS in Jan. Inherited one tenant who informed us shortly after closing that she lost her job due to COVID. To date she has paid $500 out of $3400 rent. Her lease ends in August. 
My PM has been p...

Many people make the mistake of assuming they know what will attract a specific tenant pool segment. I made this mistake as well.
When I was first studying tenant pool segment demographics in Las Vegas, I assumed tha...

Blood bath is dramatic, but hoping to get some conversation going on this. lol. Homeowners across the state of Texas are getting jaw-dropping tax notices in the mail this month.  Huge reassessments of value on their p...

As some of you know, the ability to finance manufactured homes by both outside lenders and through seller finance is seriously in question for homes where the loans are under $50,000.00 thanks to the Dodd-Frank Act. T...