Hello, I am closing soon on my first STR. It's on a private, all sports lake in northern MI. We have negotiated the sellers boat in the deal if we want it. The home is valued at $175,000, purchase price was $153,500, ...

I've been sort of off the radar lately. I've been busy with my own personal life and still just studying real estate and what I'm going to do. And I've actually been getting to the point where I'm getting a little dis...

I just sold a highly depreciated duplex in the SF Bay Area and looking to invest elsewhere for a variety of reasons but mainly rent control and some other taxation reasons. It had good cash flow and appreciation of 5-...

Hi There!My family and I have been thinking for a while to get a vacation property in the NH area. This year we are finally ready to pull the trigger. Our idea would be to use the home for about a month a year and tr...

Hello BP! I'm in a somewhat fun situation and I would like your input.  I'm graduating college this year and got my first "real" job a couple months ago.  I've lived in Wisconsin my whole life and I'm looking to chang...

Check out this story: Getting rid of squatters

A new bill would make squatting a felony. I like the part about allowing the landlord to use "FORCE". Landlords would be allowed to enter the house and remove th...

Hello everyone. My name is Steve fydenkevez, and my wife and I are looking to enter the world of real estate investment.  We were married recently, and when we add in our wedding gifts with what we have been saving on...

Hi, everyone! This is my first big post on BP. I should've posted my intro a while ago, but I'm finally getting that done now. I'm Corbin, and I live out in New Jersey as a district manager for Mazda North American Op...

Bee Hive,I would love to hear some thoughts/suggestions on where my wife and I should do our next vacation rental.  We have owned long term rentals for quite some time and recently bought a vacation rental in Fort La...

I'm so excited! This past year has been such a tremendous adventure working on my first property! I've learned so much - bought to flip, but then the pandemic was announced like a week after closing, so I changed up m...