A new colleague of mine here on BP has asked me some questions via PM and I thought it was best to present his questions and my answers in the public forum for all to benefit from. This will also give him and others t...

Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...

Hi All,
I currently live in a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom house in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia (about an hour from D.C.) I have a basement that is about 700 sq ft that I am considering renting out. It has it's ow...

We are looking at buying our second home and renting the first. We live extremely close to a college in Colorado Springs. One property manager told us the highest cash flow option for us would be to rent to students b...

Had a guy move in Sunday night to one of my STRs.  He called me the next day to complain about 3 things.  1. He locked one of the bedroom doors and didn't know how to unlock it from the outside.2. He wanted a better c...

Getting ready to start the renovation process in my small 1 bed, 1 bath rental unit. It's a townhouse in a good neighborhood. It's only 540 sq/ft total living space so trying to make it feel bigger. Thinking if I shou...

What have you found to be the best closet door for a rental? The best door would have these features in this order:1) most durable2) ease of installation3) aesthetically pleasingI'm not looking for anything fancy as ...

Hi,I want to see what is the strategy landlord and property management is used for maintenance and repair requests.Do you use something in the lease to let the tenant know what they are responsible for and if you do h...

I remember one time my son told me..."This is actually nicer, why don't we move here instead of renting out?"So I am just curious, do you all stay at bigger, better more updated homes in a nicer neighborhood then your...

We can't decide which option is more beneficial.I have $300k to invest in a rental property. I would like to buy a single family home in either East Long Beach (3 bed, 2 bath) or in Rossmoor (Orange County - 3 bed, 2...