As some of you know, I started real estate investing by buying in the war zones of Cincinnati. For those of you who don't know, here's part 1 of how I started, lost everything and then acquired over 1,000 apartment un...

Hello BP,Are there any specific set of features that must be present or absent in a certain apartment class?Here are few items that I sometimes get confused about:Age: 0-10 - "A", 11-20 - "B", 21+ - "C" - this is a ge...

Hello!  My name is Jennifer Clancy and this is my newbie story.  My husband and I became accidental landlords in August 2013, we had the opportunity to live in Australia and we took it.  We did not want to pay a mortg...

This house (3 bed/3 bath townhouse) is about 5 houses down from me, and I'm thinking it would be a good investment from a proximity perspective, but would like some outsider opinions on the numbers:Price: $212,000Repa...

Has anyone had experience in adding a private entrance to an existing, below ground basement?  I'd like to convert the basement to an apartment for my aging father but concerned about the costs.  I am not finding much...

Hello,  currently renovating the rental unit above my apartment.  I don’t want to carpet because of installation costs  and maintenance costs but i hear that it combined with good quality padding will help reduce soun...

Hi All!I came across this study while researching market trends.  There is an incredible amount of breakdowns and detail regarding Millennial trends in home buying as well as other generational trends. One of the more...

I just received 2 bills from my property manager in Memphis. $575 to trap squirrels (they caught 4) and $500 to "fix a fan. Fan was on low speed. Moved the wires to run on high. AC is now working as it should".

I don...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Glendale.

Purchase price: $690,000

Cash invested: $80,000

We purchased an underutilized duplex in Glendale, California in ...

Howdy, Any ideas where I can buy salvaged or custom make these trim pieces? They are from typical Chicago two-flats, circa 1900.
Thanks,