I am from the Detroit metro area but I invest in Pontiac. The reason why I invest in Pontiac over Detroit and Flint is because the rent margins are simply not high enough for what you are paying for and putting time i...

My tenant in a SFH (single mother with toddler) was contacted by the gas company saying she was using excessive gas. They sent a technician out who did a pressure test on the gas line and said there is a leak on the ...

Hello BP community, I would like to share my story about my first investment property. It's a longer post than The strategy I chose is a live-in rehab house hack duplex. My journey into real estate investing has been ...

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So I have been reading around lately looking for advice on what "things" to put into a rental. I don't even know how to classify what I am looking for, so it made my searches much more narrow than what I wan...

[b]Had a close call recently. Had a wonderful 2 handle faucet that was slightly running (smashed washers, couldn't shut off 100%) and a tub drain that couldn't keep up with it. Luckily we were able to avoid a big disa...

People in Michigan hate renting houses without basements. But then at one point or another they all leak. They all have a hairline cracks and you get that call.

What do you do? Do u spend thousands to waterp...

Background:I have a tenant who has been renting for about 10 months.  She is a retired probation officer and currently works part-time with one of local city governments in the traffic court division.  When she first ...

On December 2, I closed on a 7 unit apartment building. When I made the offer, I saw a lot of things, but the two most common were disaster and potential. Due to the size of the place, the insane income numbers, and t...

Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties

Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...