Hello all,I'm an out of state newbie investor looking at a couple properties in Rockford, IL and would like to get some local insight and help before I pull the trigger. The properties i'm looking at look good in the ...

Hello BP Community,
I have a rental property in California and have some questions about how other investors approach landlord/tenant responsibilities. I tend to lean towards making things as easy as possible for the...

Hey all!  I'm new to this topic, though not at all new to BP; you'll usually find me over on the vacation rental forums.  However, I'm looking to begin to diversifying into a more passive asset class, so I intend to b...

Wondering if any of you out there have some sort of "formula" you use to estimate repairs/maintenance and vacancy reserve costs when evaluating a new property?
I have been sort of guessing on mine so far and doing 5% ...

Where can I learn how to do seller financing? Where can I get contracts for it? Does anyone have book recommendations on the subject?

I am looking at various investment opportunities including syndicates, limited partnerships and other sorts of deals to join. It would be ideal to be able to compare apples to apples, but it doesn't seem to be wor...

Hey everyone,My wife and I recently moved to Kansas City, KS and are partnering with investors to acquire multifamily properties in the area. We have an idea of what types of properties we want to go after and the num...

I am a new investor and have been solely looking for duplex properties. I see a lot of nice single family homes for sale and often see investors talking about their portfolios of single family homes. When I run the nu...

While reading this article about falling oil prices, I couldn't help but wonder what, if any, effect it would have on the real estate markets in energy-heavy local economies like Midland-Odessa and other West Texas ci...

Hi everyoneI'm doing some pre analysis on some houses and it seems to me things are a bit expensive especially in terms of materials and labor. I'm in the NJ market so that is to be expected.I'm struggling with analy...