so basicly i haven't closed on a property yet, i have everything else ready to go as far as fixing and selling it.  i have an alright profit, not a lot at all, just waiting on the other side to do their thing and clos...

Hi Everybody! Looks like Im on BP more than FB nowadays! :) After reading a couple articles I've decided this week before Sunday I will be sending out my 1st batch of direct mail pieces and just wanted to get some gen...

My wife and I are helping our son buy a condo he will be living in.  We are supplying the down payment and closing costs and he will be making all of the monthly payments.  He will be the only one on the loan but we w...

Hey All! Curious if anyone has insight or experience with buying a 2-Flat property in Chicago with a finished basement that is not technically a legal unit. My plan would be to live in the basement unit and rent out t...

Hi all, 
I just closed on my first home in Leavenworth Kansas and will be house hacking to build my initial portfolio. The basement has already been finished, however, it lacks 2 egress windows for each bedroom and a...

How would you handle tenants panel box access with the following scenario:  I have an up/down duplex with an apartment on the 1st floor and one on the 2nd floor.  I only have two electric meters so there are technical...

Hi everyone,We have a family interested in our rental property who has a mastif and they’ve asked if we’re open to them having it. The listing says no pets but they have asked anyway. Our insurance company said mastif...

Hello,
A few years ago, I needed my father to co-sign on a mortgage with me to buy my first home. We decided he would just buy the house instead and I would pay in an unofficial mortgage each month. I moved out of th...

In my area, the numbers do not work to rent out a single family home.  So I am thinking on renting out the rooms individually ( then the numbers work quite well this way).   How do you manage the rental process when y...

So - I had hail damage from the May 8th storm. I hired a general contractor to make restorations. We are having an issue over $1800 of non-recoverable depreciation. He thinks I owe it and I don't.Once the repairs are ...