Hey Guys, Newbie here about to make the plunge! I'm thinking of buying a 3br 2 bath condo in north hollywood/Panorama/arletta, taking one room and renting out the other two... First off, is this generally allowed in c...

Does stashing away for vacancy really mean anything? The idea behind stashing for maintenance and Cap-Ex make sense, but for vacancy, say you start out with a new rental, and you put away 3-5% for vacancy per month. L...

Having a hell of a month. Had a very bad customer interaction where long story short, they demanded a refund, I refused.Few weeks pass, VRBO refuses to refund them. They go to their CC and issue a chargeback.Month pas...

I closed on a property a week and a half ago. The roof had two spots that leaked and part of the purchase agreement was that had to be repaired. I was told it was but it was not. So I am in the process of finding some...

Has any one invested through Real Estate Crowd funding platforms. So may sites have popped up during last few years, is 12-15% returns real?

I was just asked what my "average tenant" is. I realized that that's changed over the years, and, at least for me, good tenants seem to be partially related to being a good landlord.When I stated out I wasn't a good l...

I've been paying attention to the political "debates" from both parties and thought I'd start a conversation about some real issues of our time. I'd like to keep politics out of this discussion and stick to creative ...

My husband and I are unexpectedly moving out of state so we are renting our home. We have lived in the property a year and a half and there are some small cosmetic “issues” we never fixed while living there. -small sp...

I am a rising senior accounting major at the University of Notre Dame. I came across BP a few years ago when looking for some podcasts to listen too. Since then I have enjoyed listening to the BP Real Estate Podcast a...

we've used a property manager for the last 6-7 years and have been satisfied. But starting to look at all cost in addition to the 10% management fee and beginning to wonder if it makes sense to look at alternatives. I...