It's this time of year, when cutting checks to my private lenders, that I send some sort of thank you or christmas card with a short hand written note. In the past, I have dropped off chocolates or included a gift car...

My grandmother purchased a plot of land near Ocala, Florida which is now in possession of my mom and uncles.  They haven't done anything with this land in 20+ years except pay taxes on it. I'm looking to build my port...

Hi all, I own a lot outright ($190k) at the Delaware beaches. I am planning to build on on the lot and use it to generate short term rental income until I retire in 8-10 years. I checked into an FHA OTC loan but it ha...

If you're in the business of managing the various sub-contractors during remodels and flips, I'm very curious to know what your biggest challenges are. I'll go out on a limb and guess that it's currently not finding e...

Is it industry standard for a property manager to charge 10% of renovation cost over 10,000 because typically there will be attention needed from them. I should mention the pm hired a general contractor who gave us a ...

Hello BP fam! Would love to pick your amazing minds on where to put my money.a bit of a backstory: I make good money at a job I can tolerate. So I’m not looking to retire next year. But, I do want to get my rental inc...

I have just returned to the No. Va. from S.W. Fla.and I’m puzzled about what is happening at the settlement table here.Now as a Realtor I am well aware that the settlement agent conducting the closing will tell anyone...

BP Community,I live in the Denver Metro city of Centennial, Colorado.  It boggles my mind how many contractors come to do a site walkthrough, promise to provide an estimate within a few business days, and never send i...

I have purchased a property with a house on it that won't be able to be rehab'd because of the extensive termite damage and wood rot.  The house is about 900 Sq Ft.  I have a tear down quote for $8000 that includes pe...