I’m considering a deal on a house in a desirable area. It’s owned an occupied by an older guy in poor health who has no family or heir. He wants to give the house to a charity when dies. Instead, I’m pitching that ...

For me, 5.  3 were long term renters and 2 were short term.  I converted the vacant long terms into short terms.  5 out of 1800 people over the course of 8 years.  For you actuarians, are those numbers in line with th...

Good Morning BP Community,My name is Anna and I grew up in Northern Iowa. My background in RE is purchasing a condo as my primary residence in 2012. I came here to learn more about being a landlord for the future in 2...

Thank you for stopping by! This is my first time on BP and I can't wait to hear from some of you on this trend. Let's get started, my name is Alex and I'm a first generation immigrant that made my life harder just for...

My neighbors are growing and smoking weed that is permeating my apartment , giving me headaches and making my clothes reek. I work around heavy equipment so being suspected of being high is reason enough for terminati...

I am not spreading doubt and fear. I am just wondering if anyone has Ebola on their minds and how if might affect the real estate market.

We’ve heard it a million times whether from our athletic coaches or through watching “The Secret.” What we focus on, expands. But is it true?
In real estate investing and all of life, it's a challenge not to compar...

Good morning BP family! I am fairly new to the site, and to real estate industry for that matter. Very early on (the first two months working with my broker) I was fortunately able to work with four different buyers o...

So I have a friend that recently bought a duplex in a C/D area of town that I happen to know well. The property came at a very significant discount from a tired landlord and the majority of the deferred maintenanc...

First post on the forums here so I figured a general discussion would be good. I am a naturally risk-adverse, perfection-oriented, control-oriented person and I'm sure there are others out there. I figure most of this...