Economic Update
(Monday, July 27, 2020)

This week is a good week for real estate investors (particularly if you have a house for sale). Existing houses sales are up, new home sales are up, inventories are down...

So the police want to keep the apartment untouched until after they get the results of the autopsy from my deceased single tenant. After googling how long autopsy results take that could be 4 plus weeks.
Can they do ...

TENANTS FROM HELL #5Sinks from hell.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen it all. From ...

I purchased my first rental property a few months ago. It is a detached duplex with long term existing tenants. By long I mean the front unit lived there for 13 year, and the back unit lived there for 30 years! Th...

Is 50 pound mix labrador ok for SFH rentals?  Please give your personal opinion if you will allow or not.  Thanks.

Hello everyone! I hope y'all are enjoying your day. I would like some advice. I am able to get a VA loan and buy a house with no money down. I was originally thinking about using an FHA loan so as only put 4% down, bu...

Hey BP! Looking for some input on an inspection report. I am under contract to purchase a 4 bed 1.5 bath row home in Philadelphia. This is my first home purchase, and I have little to no experience with real estate, c...

Hello, a family applied to rent my house. They are great and have "5 Pomeranians. All shots are up to date and they are seniors."The dogs have been living in their house (which they are selling) and things are under c...

Hey Local BP'ers,
Must warn you, this is a lengthy read but an interesting scenario that could happen to you. I have a hostile tenant whose going directly to the local health inspector and building inspector to repor...

Hello everyone.I'd like to dispose of one of my rentals here in CA.   Since it is cashflow negative, and just recently above water in equity, my plan is to dispose of this house.  This will free me up to acquire more ...