I have been in this business a LONG time and I thought I had pretty much seen it all by now. This latest episode in the life of a landlord has actually left me speechless. I would love to hear what you guys think.Anyo...

Hi All,I've been crunching some numbers in hopes to come up with my plan and would love some feedback. About me: I'm 35 and my wife and I have been following Dave Ramsey for a few months. For whatever reason I saw him...

Curious to hear everyone's thoughts on giving gifts to tenants around the holidays.  This is the first year I have done it and I have only had good reactions thus far! It seems like an easy way to help build a positiv...

Hello BP World,I went to Lancaster yesterday to look at some properties (single family and duplex). My overall outlook on the area was mixed. After researching the area, I've seen that the crime rate is very high comp...

Greetings BP community,My name is Lucia. I’m a beginner in real estate investing. I’ve done some learning over the past few weeks on the basics to R.E.I. I’ve gathered a good bit of knowledge on the industry with a wh...

What does it takes to be a landlord? I want to own a duplex to begin with but I heard you have to hire landlord management? I'm not sure what that is. What do I have to go through to rent out the other half to someone?

Hello everyone, I've been buying and rehabbing properties for long term rentals for going on 8 years now.  I enjoy buying properties, designing them, and seeing the end product.  However in the past I've done the majo...

For years my wife hated it when I would watch "Designed to Sell," "Flip or Flop," "Flip This House," or "Curb Appeal."  She said that since we were living it on a daily basis, doing 10-25 home renovations per month th...

Hey, all! So I went to a social/networking event for real estate recently. I'm very new to this, so I was there looking for information about starting, and to see who the players in the game were at my local level. M...

Wow! Love this forum! I've wanted to invest in real estate for over a decade, but I never really had the stability to do it.

My family and I live in the Springfield, MO area. We've been renting out our prev...