Hello Everyone, My name is Abi, I am from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I am really excited to join the Forum, I have been working on my goal for real estate investment and I am ready to buy a first single family home res...

I'm in the process of buying a foreclosure that had the main circuit breaker (disconnect) stolen. The main panel is located in the house and is fine. I've got some electricians coming out to give me some estimates but...

Hello BP, has anyone had any experience installing rooftop solar panel systems to their rentals and charging tenants for the energy usage in order to increase cash flow? How did this work out for you? If you have not ...

We have 3 rentals, and Turbotax says we made about $27k off the 3 combined last year, so I ended up having to pay the IRS $8k. Currently the tenants pay us directly to our bank accounts. Would we owe less if we set up...

Guest house utilities are shared with main house under my name.  New tenant and he’s running the A/C all day and night even when he’s not there for long hours at a timeI’ve told him to be mindful and turn it off when ...

Bought the house as a short sale at 260k and it recently got appraised for 320k, Mortgage is $1692. House was built in 84 and is in great shape with new carpets upstairs. My only concern is my ac unit is from 84 and s...

Hey Everyone!I can absolutely credit BP for helping me get my start in Real Estate, and taking me on a life path that I could have never planned. As part of that path, I recently sold my Property Management business a...

I wanted to share my experience planning, permitting and now building a 3 bed / 2 bath 800 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) / back house / laneway house at one of my single family rental properties. ...

What is the cost to build a new SFH from the ground up. The ideal floor plan that I am looking for would be +3bed / +2bath, 2 car garage, maximum natural lighting, +1800 sq/ft. I am still debating at this point whethe...

I recently joined BP after having been enjoying the benefits of great information and discussion across the site.  My background is in retail banking and I've since moved to a management role at a fintech firm but I'm...