Hi BP Community! I’m currently in the research phase and have no real estate investment experience. My only real estate transaction thus far is my primary residence. I live in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, and my prof...

Do you all have any feedback about buying newer homes like year 2000+ in a great school district? I have found quite a few houses I really like condition wise and such they are selling for 180k-200k and the rent on th...

Hello all!  I need your advice on whether or not to paint this brick house.  It has not been lived in for 20 years and was owned by a hoarder.  The neighbors are thrilled that there is a new owner that plans to make i...

I am wanting to transfer my 401k to a self directed 401k. I am having issue finding a CPA who is well versed in all the nuances involved in this. Any BP members who know of a Central Florida CPA who is a pro at real e...

Investment Info:

Other buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $50,000

Cash invested: $10,000

Finally! I get to update BP on my 5th door (6th coming soon). I took a different strategy and found a ...

I am looking to start a website to match real estate agents with people searching for apartments (similar to zillow, trulia, etc.). The real estate agent that I am planning on working with says he will pay me $30 for ...

Hey BP folks,

So I recently refinanced a property out of a land contract, into a 30 yr bank note. I originally purchased the property in an LLC, and the insurance was also in the name of the LLC.
Due to the bank req...

I have a nice single family 3/2 rental house that I bought last year. It rents for $1450 and is in the top 75% of the micro neighborhood, also an area where rents have been increasing 10% a year lately. Time to buy th...

Hello again! Another money question :)Thanks to the folks who answered my first question about funding repairs, but now that brings me to a different question: purchasing second, third etc properties.So say you have e...

Do you change locks or have them rekeyed every time a tenant moves out?