My husband and I are looking into our first investment property. We are based in North Dallas area.  Initially we were thinking on a duplex in Lubbock area since DFW is such a competitive market right now (we won’t be...

Good Morning!I currently work in Land Development as a W2 employee making $200k+ a year. I had spoken with my previous CPA about possibly becoming a 1099 for my current employer to achieve Real Estate Professional sta...

Fellow Investors,My wife and I are trying to pick up our investing this year and we have decided to house hack if we can find a good deal in our area. We'd like to house hack for a couple of years then repeat. The fol...

Hello BP family,How do you determine how much of rental income from doors should be applied to the loan and how much should go toward the next down payment of another property. If I have extra funding, should I apply ...

Is it better to invest $100K in cash (assuming I still have safety fund) or using a $100K from a HELOC to buy a new property? Wouldn't a high balance on a HELOC decrease my credit score even though I pay the interest ...

I am from the Milwaukee area and have interest in investing Multifamily properties in South Shore, Hyde Park, and Woodlawn areas.  I'm curious to know peoples thoughts on renting in those areas as well as what the lon...

I complete a housing market update each month for my brokerage and for my clients; figured I would share it here in case it's helpful for anyone else. My data sources are Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (connectMLS/InfoS...

My policy seems to just keep going up with never ever putting in a claim.  Im shopping around but im not getting anywhere.  Replacement cost in my area is $200 square foot which is making it hard to get a good policy ...

What do you think the future holds for cities, regions, and states that are on the "decline"?

Some of your more basic examples include cities like Toledo and Detroit - the Rust Belt.

From an investment perspective, ...

Deciding when to sell a rental property can be one of your most challenging decisions. The problem is that real estate markets are constantly changing. Selling a rental property too soon could mean missing out on a pr...