First flip done! Thanks everyone for your help throughout the process! It wasn't always easy, and I had to get my hands dirty on a couple things, but all and all, it was a success. We had multiple offers within the ...

I have seen a couple of houses with termite test kits, and have thought about getting them for my other rentals (single family homes). Is this a beneficial use of my money? What are the pros and cons?

I found a gem I believe in Gary and I'll be closing on it this week. 30 min from my business in Chicago. 1,000sf home on a 1950sf plot.3 bed 2 bath wit not 1 but (2) Two car Garages along with wide side driveway. Mayb...

Hello,I know this is probably a good problem to have, but we have a vacancy in a high end property in Hermosa Beach.  The rents is $8700 per month, our recent prospect tenant is asking to pay a full 12 months up front...

Has anyone done a crawl space to basement conversion in the Denver Colorado area or any area? I'm looking to dig out a basement that has a cellar type of area right now. From what I've been told, its cheaper than goin...

Looking at purchasing a tri-plex and one of the tenants has been at the property since 1998. (WOW!) his original lease was for $450 his current rent is $490 he has 3 bedrooms plus use of the full basement for storage ...

I wanted to share the top 5 beginner books I recommend to anybody and everybody that asks about real estate investing, how to understand it, how to get started, etc. This is the cheapest crash course you can find and ...

It was 9pm on a Friday night. I had just received the 3rd phone call from a very pregnant wife pleading with me, “babe, when you coming home? It’s late and I’m looking forward to some us time”. Now, most men would spr...

Hey BP!

What's the grossest or weirdest thing you've found after a tenant moved out?

I'll go first: we had a tenant who was evicted and kindly left us baggies of human excrement tied to the door knobs. Extremely cl...

Hey BP,So I met with a seller today about a property in my target area.  The house is in an "A"class neighborhood with an "A" class schools.  Here is the gist...They bought it back in 2006 for 350k.  They were skeptic...