Hi All - I'm under agreement for a condo that has finished natural wood trim.  Good news is that there is no lead paint.  Bad news is that it looks very out of of date.   I want to paint it white but am losing sleep a...

So my first tenant is moving out after 9 months. I put my add out to fill the vacancy that’s coming up and have been getting a lot of interested and good quality tenants lined up to come look at the house.However one ...

Hello, I am a 20 year old that is planning on acquiring my first rental property sometime this year.  At first I thought that saving up $5,000 would suffice, but after working at a real estate development company this...

Hi BP! Last year I teamed up with my longtime buddy and purchased a 4 bedroom (single family detach) house near campus while we are finishing up our degrees.We use 2 bedrooms for quiet living/study, and offer the othe...

I'm doing a walkthrough inspection of my rental property this week. My property manager and the Tenant will be there, as will be his 3 kids.

What kinds of things should I be looking for during this kind of inspection...

One of my biggest peeves is a steep water bill.  I hate when toilets run or in one case overflowed and tenants don't tell me about it.  Has anyone ever used an auto shut off valve when a leak is detected? Specifically...

Hey all, I have a client who wants to buy a property in San Luis Obispo to eventually move into as their home when they retire. I'm just trying to educate myself on the area. Are STR's allowed in SLO? How is the marke...

Hey everyone,
I have read several multifamily books/resources and am still looking for more to read.  In my experience, many of the books had I ordered/read were very simplistic and skeletal (not much meat and potato...

Hey BP,I went to see a potential flip here in Maryland. I wondered what the response on BP would be for an initial rehab estimate.So if any experienced rehabbers wouldn't mind giving their estimates on how much a full...

Hey BP,I've been thinking recently on a topic that surprised me when I realized I had kind of thought this way my whole life and that is - going across the river to Illinois.To be more specific, I grew up in O'Fallon....