I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...

Hello BP community,
I have observed a lot of confusion on the forums about financing options and the availability of programs for RE investors. As I have gained a ton of knowledge from the forums in my own journey, I...

My husband and I are getting into buy and hold real estate investing and are planning on BRRRRing properties. The renting market is in an incredibly high demand in our area, but we are in a small town.  When talking t...

Hello BPers,This is sort of a case study and a call for help. In the beginning of 2017 I had been befriended by a gentleman by the name of Matthew Kadash. Owner/president of BMRE Holdings. We had been talking because...

I read that rents are down at least 3% in the hot markets of SF, NYC and Boston? Any landlord in these areas care to comment? If so, how does that affect the decisions to buy rental properties in these metros as the t...

I am currently looking for a property to update. I've been looking at alot of downtown properties, but I dont' know where to get information on them. Alot of them look abandoned and need alot of cosmetic work. But I t...

Got a call from a tenant telling me that a blade on her ceiling fan flew off and almost hit her. I apologized but went silent when she said she wanted to be compensated for the mishap. I told her we would talk about i...

Hi BP!I've been heavily investing in RE for 2+ years and I often try to extrapolate the future based on my basic experience. The latest of those extrapolations is to calculate how much net rental income is needed to s...

We're trying to sell our first flip near Hagerstown, MD. The whole project, which we started back in September, has been a huge learning experience for us, as expected. Unfortunately, the selling part is not going so ...

The last 4 or so offers I made (at or above asking) on condos on oahu were blown out of the water..1. Like 2 weeks ago on a 1BR in my building. I made a full price offer and bam, they had an above asking cash offer an...