Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...

My current REI goal is to buy and owner-occupy a fourplex.  I totally get the numbers. But I still feel confused about the rental market. My big question: WHO would choose to live in a fourplex? Who ARE those guys?  (...

Hello All,I've been doing a ton of research on the 2008 market crash.  I feel like I've garnered a strong understanding of what happened and why, however there is one thing I feel I am missing.  What steps could a sma...

Perhaps this is a better topic for a blog post, and perhaps I'll do that. But - is there a bubble or isn't there? Should we keep buying, or shouldn't we?On one hand, prices are outpacing income growth. On the other ha...

A big dilemma we are dealing with it gentrification and what it means to us. We want to invest in our own neighborhood for many reasons. We want to be close to our houses. We love it here. We love the mix of middle cl...

This is probably the best study I've found on the benefits of renting to pet owners. Too many Landlords believe pets cause too many problems and result in a loss of revenue. This study found the opposite to be true. B...

Hey BP,I recently renovated a 3 bedroom unit in my East Oakland Duplex and put it up for rent. I decided to accept section 8 applications and ended up selecting a single mom who lives with her 12 year old daughter. Sh...

When I have an apartment for rent; do I have to accept applications from individuals that are utilizing or qualified for Section 8.

Can I just state I am not renting to Section 8, or that I am not Section 8 q...