I am well above the average DIYer in skill, and was mostly through a home-inspection course before career change, so I know a great deal about most things in a home, except for wells/septic.

I am looking at a...

Hi guys,

I have an application in for my property. Here's the story.
Single mom with 1.5 year old girl, about 6 months ago separated from her baby daddy and moved in with one of her friends.

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As a kid I spent a lot of time in my Grandfather's real estate office on Center Street in Provo, UT.  Part of that may have been the old time Coke machine that offered chilled bottles of Fanta Red Cream Soda, and a t....

Hello, earlier today I closed on my first investment property. There’s no turning back now, but I would like to share my experience for other newbie investors and also I would like to hear what some of the more expe...

Promise! I'll post my introduction in the new members thread in just a bit.

For now, though, here's my issue:

I bought a home back in 2006 or 2007 right before the economy crapped out. Heck, I still remember where...

Hi everyone,I just sent out my first direct mail campaign last week, and I've started to receive phone calls.  I'm using a questionnaire I downloaded from the resources page as a script to help guide the conversation ...

Hi BP'ers!

I have a rental that I am listing at $635 a month in a C area. I have had several calls on it, and one in particular I wanted to ask your opinion about.

Her and her husband are on SSI disability (I do not...

Since Pittsburgh (neighborhood in Atlanta) is super hot right now and investors are jumping on anything they can find, here are a few things, that are not well-known. Until 2005 the zoning in Pittsburgh was R5 (duplex...

Hey BP community,    Do you own anywhere from 1-10 SFH, duplex, triplex, quads or other properties that you manage yourself?  If you were gifted an elf that could tackle only one job, what would you have the elf do to...

Have any of you installed a gas fireplace and had a tv on the same wall above it? I see it done on Houzz, and in magazines all the time, however; how practical is it? Is the TV too high?  Is there too much heat off th...