My wife basically manages a few properties for family members who now live out of town. So when one comes up for rent, we are taking over advertising it, showing it to prospective tenants, selecting tenants, and so fo...

Hello all,

Just found a really attractive property right near a local college. So far the numbers work very well, but I'm not sure what to factor in for the vacancy rates, since as a student rental it my not ...

I am looking for feedback from anyone who has actually rented out a property to a Sober Living company. What was your experience like? What were the pros? What were the cons?
While attempting to rent out a newly purc...

I'm a free-market person, but if the autos go under, we'll have millions of more people without work. Do you guys think we need a bailout or maybe some of you have some other ideas?

The Real Estate person was a friend and she was handling both the selling/buying verbally she told me the price was 125,000 then when it was written up the price increased to 170,000.  This is mixed use property comme...

I’m a small time investor, have been a landlord for my 4 units for the last 8 years and I’m also an entrepreneur. I’m reaching out to BP’ers who have a lot more experience than I and can offer some sound unbiased advi...

Here's a report from CNN Money on flipping houses that continues the trend of media and government negativity on the housing situation:
House Flipping

Pay special attention to the reporter's remarks about flipping pl...

BP Community,I live in the Denver Metro city of Centennial, Colorado.  It boggles my mind how many contractors come to do a site walkthrough, promise to provide an estimate within a few business days, and never send i...

Hey guys, I am a General Contractor from Upstate NY. I am looking to get out of NY and it looks like we will be landing in the Bend Oregon area. The prices for pre-existing homes are through the roof and home prices i...

Two years ago, I received maybe one or two generic letters a month from wholesalers asking if I wanted to sell one of my rental properties.  Each address would generate a postcard to my mailbox.During the last year, I...