Hello, So, I've been hearing people say that you can have lenders give you $50k and so on. Since lenders would most likely want to be senior lien holders, how does this make sense? If someone were to give you $50k to ...

Title says it all... this is in my personal residence but I’ve found BP to be a more credible source for answers than searching the web.

After 2 or 3 showers the water gets cool/lukewarm, not freezing and will stay t...

Tipping point (sociology), a term in sociology referring to the moment when something previously unique becomes common. Taken from Wikipedia.

We have been attempting to market (keyword "attempting") our multi-media t...

There seems to be 2 schools of thought when it comes to short sales as it pertains to the MLS Status (Active, Backup, Pending, Closed). Specifically when the listing agent receives an offer on a short sale. However, I...

What proactive measures do you take to increase profitability on your rental units? Here's some things I have done recently:

1. Challenged tax assessments.
2. Hired a firm to handle the 2nd round of assessment chall...

What's up BP community!  I'm wanting to hear your strategies for turning roughly $150k of savings into $6k/month in passive cash flow through real estate.  Don't consider anything off-limits, as I'm hoping some of the...

As a first time landlord, what would you say was the most important things that you did when you first started out? Additionally, what would you say is the most important things I could do to position myself with my ...

I bought my first property earlier this year in Chicago and it has a sump pump in the basement unit. Being that this is my first property and I have never dealt with sump pumps before I had someone come out and look a...

My situation:

I own a triplex in Chicago, live on the first floor and rent out the upper two.

Cooking gas is separated for each unit, but a single hot water boiler heats the entire building. This last (...

We're PCSing to New Hampshire within the next couple of months and we want to buy an owner-occupied multifamily. My husband is in the service so we plan to use a VA loan in his name. I'm currently unemployed so I can'...