Hello Everyone,Hope that everyone finds themselves Safe and Healthy.I am interested in purchasing a Duplex. I will live in one apartment. and rent the second apartment.However, I started my own business in January, an...

Hi all...  I'm in the middle of a cash-out refinance on two properties. We are in the appraisal process and the appraiser reached out to me and asked, "were the properties renovated before or after you purchased them?...

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I have a duplex in Ohio that I bought for $86k back in 2015 using FHA. The intent was to live in one side but I ended up getting a job that moved me across the country. Both units are ...

I have been investing in real estate for the past five years and have acquired 4 single family properties that are performing to my satisfaction. I am now at a crossroad where I am trying to make a decision to either ...

 Hey BP family good morning and happy Wednesday!! I want to inspire and motivate others and would love to know what inspires/motivates you? Songs, quotes, books?! As for myself I find inspiration from my wife and 3 ch...

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I am looking at a 2family house in Bayonne that has a large finished apartment basement. It used to have a tenant living there, butt he seller said since the prior tenant brought a girlfriend to li...

Someone recently brought up how we see so many successes and how great that is, but we also need to see failures to learn from and temper expectations, so I thought I would confess my most recent mistake. I hope other...

Hi BP,This is my first rental I'm land lording. The home has a second story balcony attached to a bedroom. This balcony has a loose-ish railing and a semi-soft spot in the corner. Because of this liability, I don't wa...

I'm a new commercial real estate agent. Of course, like any newbie in this business, all my business is generated via cold calls. Since this is such a crucial means of hitting the ground running, I would like to know ...

Everyone who weathered the 2008 crisis knows it's very important at this time to make sure not to over-leverage on rental property. What is safe?  I've heard 65% LTV should allow pretty much any investor to ride out t...