Hi everyone!! For those that don't  know who I am, I am Karen Margrave. I've been a moderator on BP for several years, having become obsessed with the site in 2010 or so. I was living in Orange County CA and we were b...

Here is a story of a real life issue I am currently working on. Not all landlord/investing things go right.Setting: New Britain, Connecticut. A small city full of rentals mainly made for manufacturing plant workers...

I have a single family rental in a low- to middle-income area. The furnace is about 22 years old and seems like it may be on it's last leg. When it turns on, it can take 2-3 tries for the burners to light - but it doe...

What if you owned rental properties and when you went out to take care of a tenants complaint, you had a great chat with them and they invite you to go do something fun with them that you both enjoy like fishing for e...

I just got a property in TX for 125K if renovated bathrooms and kitchen will appreciate to 190k as per appraisal. I took a hard money loan including money for the renovation. Now the tenant is giving me a hard time, t...

I have been up all night, researching. Successful people, tips, college options. Everyone has an opinion, but I can't be confident in making a decision without speaking to someone personally. I can't remember the exac...

A lot of us our sitting on the sidelines as the market has peaked and interest rates are driving us crazy.  Personally I'm still hunting for deals but realize this is going to be a difficult year to invest to make the...

Just heard some "official" of the Tea Party bunch saying that they were responsible for the cleaning of the house and that the Republicans will need go along with them!

She was saying there would be no compromise to ...

I was wondering how you go about making your offers. What I mean is, when you first go out to see a home, do you make an offer on the spot? Or do you go home and think about it and call them back with an offer?
Do y...

Hi BP,I wanted to get your opinion on something that's been bugging me for a while now. First off, I'm 18 (turning 19 in a month) and I'm in my first year at McMaster in Hamilton in the engineering program. At the beg...