I chose to do business with Brian based on this community, and our conversation. There's no doubt that he knows what he's doing. I figured since I plan to be an investor for the rest of my life, it was a no brainer. I...

Just a few more methods of finding properties, hope they help. Dan :idea:

Finding the Deals

• Place this classic ad in your local paper’s real estate section to appear on Sunday: If you can afford to run 7 days a w...

Hey BP Fam, I was curious if anybody has ever hired a drone (mini RC helicopter) to take aerial video or photo's of a listing? I found an good deal on a very nice drone, and the guy said he used it several times for a...

My wife and I own a two-flat in Chicago, and we're planning to upgrade our heating system. Currently, we have boilers and radiators that we want to remove to create space in the basement for a future conversion into a...

I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts.   Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...

Hello BP'ers,

I've been studying real estate investing on and off since 2014. I've listened to almost every podcast, read dozens of books, scoured the forums and the MLS, sent countless emails, and I tell everyone wh...

It seems like every year at this time I wish I had something put in place for maint. on furnaces, etc...

I do not have it in my lease and if I did I do not think tenants would pay attention... but it seems li...

My tenants sent me the following message. There was no previous messaging of any problems; they informed me of replacing and discarding the previous unit all in one message. Then expect me to pay for the new unit. The...