These questions are aimed at members here who survived as landlords during the most recent Meltdown post-2008. I'm primarily interested in SoCal anecdotes as mine is in San Diego, but would be grateful for ANY shared ...

What to look for when taking insurance for a 6 unit property?

Hello, my name is Elijah. My wife, Isabel, and I are interested in investing in real estate. We are a military family currently renting in Yelm, outside Joint Base Lewis-McChord in WA. We have spent a few months readi...

Hi BP,As a landlord/investor, what are your favorite rental properties to own? Those with more or less units? SFR's or multi's? I'm asking to get advice, opinions, suggestions etc. I only own one duplex so far, so jus...

I see the term "ARV" in people's posts -- what is it?

jennifer :blush:

Yesterday, the seller countered my offer of 20k off the asking price with only 10k off and kept the contingency for the home inspection, 10 days, and home appraisal. I obviously accepted and scheduled the home inspec...

Help me decide what this is worth. 10 apartments.10 - 2 bedroom - 1 bath units rented at average of $500 a month. $485-$525.  Tenants pay electricity but water is free and water bill averages $500 a month. This is a B...

Hello Everyone,I am questioning whether installing Water Softeners into my rental unit in Mound MN is worth it. Here there is a 25 GPG hardness and .2-.8PPM (not sure specifically what my rental has), which leads to b...

I have a few real estate investments throughout the country - in Seattle, Phoenix, Lexington, Atlanta. I recently got under contract for 2 duplexes in Cleveland. I use property management services (good ones) across t...

Is year built very important when running comparable sales on a house? Everything else about the comps came close enough to being a good match to the subject property except the year built. Let's say the subject prope...