Does the unused portion of a HELOC affect debt to income ratio? I’m about to close on a HELOC on my personal home and I don’t want an open line of credit to make it more difficult to continue purchasing rent houses.

I have a duplex that had two common staircases that have access from two different doors (they have a shared laundry room). How can I utilize this basement as it current is empty and unused.Some thoughts I had was div...

Hi members, I'm completing rehab on my 1st rental. The house has an oil tank which is not working and is not used, also the washer/dryer doesn't work and tenant doesn't use it. Should I get both of these fixed? If I d...

I will do my best to give a brief description of a property I looked at.  My question is to how determine a fair offer?  The building at one time was utilized as a rooming house, with an attached bar, and attached sto...

I won't go into too much detail because the details are not in stone yet and I have no numbers to use. I figured innovative strategies made sense as a place to post. If there is a better forum feel free to suggest.A c...

Hi; I have a goal of getting an office room, 8'x10' or larger, for $100/month or less with basic utilities included (electric & decent internet).

The advertised office rooms around my house are outside my price ...

Hi. I have my first rental property under contract. There are 4 rented units. There is a 5th unused unit in the basement, and it looks as if it hasn't been used in a long, long time. Should I fix up the 5th unit and r...

Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...

I am not sure there is really a good thread here in BP which address this question.  I know there are many blogs but those do not provide expanded conversations around the idea, IMO.  If you are a seasoned, new or pot...