So I bought a single family house with a 2.1 acre lot.  The house sits on one end of the lot and there is 1.75 acres to the side of the house that is just grass with 400+ft road frontage.  I spoke with the county and ...

Hey fellow BPers,I have a duplex where neither tenant uses the garage.  I was thinking about renting it out as a storage unit for some extra income.  Does anyone have an experience or tips for me?  I am assuming I cou...

there are a few properties in my neighborhood that are distressed and unoccupied and I would love to get my hands on them. what would be the best strategy in contacting the owners? or if bank owned is there any way to...

My wifes primary residence previous to marriage (7 years ago) has sat vacant.  She wants to sell it but was curious of the taxable impact.  I am aware of the exclusion for primary residences  however since this was wa...

What are you doing or seeing that effectively addresses racial disparity in home ownership/ lending/ generational wealth?Hopefully this is a fairly straightforward question about a heavy and complex topic!  It's well ...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Do you guys ever make offers on properties and the real estate agent tells you you're being ridiculous with your offer and that he isn't up for telling the home owner your offer because its too low? Here's a quick run...

I got a letter from Wisconsin Department of Professional Services Division of Legal Services & Compliance. They received a complaint from someone on my direct mail list of probate properties. My marketing lett...

Got a situation, deed shows owners names that have been dead for 14 years and neighbors state property vacant for at least that long. Property is free and clear but obviously taxes have been paid. So I have found no h...

I joined BP in March of last year after stumbling across the site while searching for real estate information. After a few months of research and study, my then-fiancé and I decided we would pursue rehabbing/wholesali...