Just got my first deal. Now we are ready to renovate. Is it customary to pay contractors anything up front? Most bids came in asking for 50% up front and 50% upon completion.

Carpet is so trashed that it may need to be replaced. They will shampoo as required by the lease before leaving for Texas (they even said so), but judging by the type and amount of stains on what was spotless carpet b...

I have tenants that pay the last day of the grace period after normal business hours around 8pm.  What should I do?  I'm pretty fed up with this particular set of tenants not only are they personally inconsiderate sho...

Every article you read about real estate investing trends makes some mention to emerging technology and its potential impact for REI.  So my question for the BP community is this.  If there was ONE app every real esta...

***WHY I AM DOCUMENTING THIS ***Before you read this post I want to explain why I am documenting this deal. I am where I am today because of the selflessness of a few people that had taken time out of their lives to h...

working on the latest house (buy and hold) and my main contractor is not living up to my expectations. I have used him before a few times and did not have a problem. In the past, he'd quote something and i had him do ...