I am a newbie investor looking to get my hands dirty with my first purchase. I have been in search for my first rental property for a while, and I haven't pulled my trigger because I couldn't get the math right.I've f...

My husband and I dreamed of these for the last 18 months... We pushed, paid things off and saved money... Did much of the work ourselves, and here we are!  Landlords!  (well, we are taking applications this week)  The...

I purchased a duplex in June in the South Jersey area to house hack with the expectation that the roof would need to be fully replaced, including decking. I also have a dead chimney that I want to be brought below the...

I am doing my first true house flip (have remodeled plenty of houses for rental) and am trying to figure out a contract to use with a new general contractor whom I have not worked with previously.  After hearing about...

BPers,We have traditionally done a good job of staying on budget and on time with our flips, but our last couple of projects have definitely pushed us to a point where we need to implement some new strategies to impro...

My tenant called me last night and said that her daughter plugged in an iron in her room and that it somehow set off the circuit and there is no electricity in her room. She said that they unplugged everything in ...

Hello,
I would like to know your thoughts on developing a raw land into a strip mall.  I signed a contract to purchase and in due diligence period.   The raw land is parallelogram shape approx 900 x 200 ft (approx 4 ...

This property was a foreclosure (obviously) advertised on the MLS for 122K. There was no address but the zip code said 33133, which is a very expensive area.The listing had no pictures and said it was a 1/1.I called t...

If you are an investor who is looking to "cash out" of one or more of your real estate investments but concerned about the tax impact of realizing capital gains from highly appreciated and/or depreciated assets, I may...