I'm looking at buying/holding my second investment property which is a Multi family, 4 unit building in a rough neighborhood(c class) for passive income. I planned to house hack unit by unit, until I arrived to the pr...

Good Day All.  It seems to me that so many BP or successful REI stories are about scoring properties at a steal, and following up with potential sellers with umpteem phone calls to convince them into selling their hom...

What is the best way to estimate rent for a specific property which doesn't have any rental history?Is it common to just find comparable properties in the area that are rented out? Also does anyone have any input on h...

I am going out on a limb here, and stating emphatically that NO LANDLORD should EVER pay for their Tenants Water Usage. Do you agree?

Here are my reasons:

1.) Personal Accountability: They use it, T...

In the past my tenants knew us as the landlords and owners. They'd call us if they had problems and issues. In the future we are going to take the advise of others and stay anonymous as much as we can.

Do you guys w...

Hello All - I spent the day door knocking on pre-forclosures and thought I'd share my results. I knocked on 12 doors, talked to 4 owners + 1 Facebook lead. Drove about 110 miles and actually had quite a bit of fun. I ...

What's your motivation in being a part of the real estate business?

If you're a rehabber, what is the best way to learn how to do tiling?  Install cabinets & new flooring?  When I quit my 9 to 5, I plan to be hands on!  

Has anyone used RentPrep for screening? I searched for it on the BP site and nothing came up. Thanks!

Going to be honest here - I am not sure this is a great deal... Maybe a good deal, maybe an acceptable deal but not a great deal as it stands.If I decide to buy this - it will be my first investment property, my first...