I would like to know... when you analyze a potential rental property deal, do you "stress test"? for example:Crank your vacancy up to 12%? Figure you expenses at refi could go up x amount due to higher interest?Or doe...

Hello everyone,Timeline has got me freaking out a bit.  Any advice you guys might have would be greatly appreciated.  If you've seen some of my prior posts, you know that I am utilizing a 1031 exchange to defer taxes ...

Hi BP Fam.
I wanted to know for my own benefit and the benefit of others how you guys overcome real estate stress? And how you keep fighting when you feel like giving up? A lot of us are “solopreneurs” fighting the ...

Okay here's the story... A good friend at work asked me to help her sell her house.  She is the original owner of a little over 20 yrs but has been having issues with the bank and got a little behind on the payments. ...

According to MPF Research, nominal rents for large investment-grade apartment properties slipped 0.3 percent in 2008 and then dropped 4.1 percent in 2009—both declines outpacing the change in overall prices. The weakn...

Has anyone qualified for the No Stress Test Mortgage in Canada? I know what the guidelines are and have recently qualified clients for this product. The lender (mainstream) offers this product in Ontario only. Curious...

The latest one for me is my rehab contractor disappearing for 5 days.  He finally returned my calls today and said a family member out of state had tree fall on their roof.  He went to help fix it.But I find I stress ...

I started managing my own properties (with a handyman's help) because the management companies I first hired were terrible. Plus I could use the extra money. The problem is now I sleep poorly. I often wake up with ...

So I've been hit with so many inspector, tenant, contractor, loan officer issues and roadblocks in the past couple months Im about to blow up. Literally at my limit in dealing with incompetence. How do you guys deal w...

How do you manage stress that comes with landlording?
Regardless Issue with tenant is bigger or smaller, life becomes stress full and I loose my peace of mind. Any advise on how to handle this especially if your goal...