How are the short-term rental / AirBNB investors faring?  At what point in the future are you seeing your bookings start to pick back up?  Are locals picking up any of the near-term unmet demand?  How are pure vacatio...

I am officially in the process of collecting rent for the first time ever. I have collected rent from one unit in the form of a money order and a second in cash. What is everyone's strategy to collecting rent in cash...

I know every single deal with creative financing is different and i have been doing a lot of reading on here about seller financing but what are some of the most effective ways to present this to a seller?Things that ...

I know, that Subject question sounds kind of nasty, but I'm really a pretty nice landlord. However, I have some ongoing issues with some tenants, and I'm wondering if I can add a fine to their lease. (I'm in Californi...

I am about to sign a lease with a tenant who is paying the whole year upfront. It is mid November and I am concerned about having 10.5 months of rental income for 2016 being on my 2015 tax return. This will raise my t...

Hello BP,

I've been reading a few books and it is often started that one should primarily only buy from owners with equity. I'm aware that this is probably a profoundly stupid question to ask, but why would b...

Hi everyone,I am looking for some advice on my first investment property.  I live in Southern New Hampshire and am actively looking with my agent.  I have put in multiple bids on condo/ townhome style homes in the are...

My partner and I are looking to purchase our first commercial 13 unit property in the Washington, DC area. His real estate agent (who I've never worked with before) insists we need an attorney even before we have ...

Hi BP,Currently setting up our online payment for collecting rent, but until then, this first month I will have to collect it by other means-  I know Cash is DEFINITELY a no-no, but is a money order ok for the first m...

I read an article that quoted an un-named source saying that GE Capital is trying to get as much money by 12/31 as possible-even giving salespeople incentives to talk customers into refinancing to another company or c...