Hi BP friends,Ok, so I've been under contract with a turn-key property and just had the inspection completed. About 10 things came back and the seller has agreed to fix about half of them... noting that the others are...

Hey there!All our policies (personal residence, auto and our rentals) are with Liberty Mutual.We filed a water damage claim at our residence after the flood in our 2 bedroom 1250 sq ft house 1.5 weeks ago, and it's be...

Background:I have a tenant who has been renting for about 10 months.  She is a retired probation officer and currently works part-time with one of local city governments in the traffic court division.  When she first ...

Hi Everyone,I am writing this because I recently came across a potential deal, and am looking for advice. I found a home in Janesville Wisconsin (I live 20 minutes away) that has been converted into a four unit. Thoug...

Well, not really.  But I have been before.  Now that I have your attention, I want to talk about your and my liability as property owners and what we can do to limit it.  
The first order of business when you acquire...

One of the apartments I have has a textured ceiling (it was there
when I bought it). The long time tenants who are moving were heaving
smokers. I read in another post advice that said clean with TSP and
then pain...

Situation normal to start.  Really pleasant tenant so I took a shot on accepting their two black labs.  I normally have a no-pets policy  (which stems from bitter experiences and Urban Farming)  but allowed them in th...

I have my first duplex under contract and just completed the home inspection. We discovered active knob & tube wiring as well as ungrounded 2-prong & 3-prong outlets in use. The electrical system (wiring, fixt...

Hi, I am new to BP and also new to real estate investment. We started to invest in rental properties earlier this year and under our personal name currently. I have been hearing about setting up LLC to protect your pr...