A few months ago my tenant e-mailed me and said "We've had 3 bats in the house in the past 2 weeks and this morning one was in our bed when we woke up." The went on to say that they got their rabies shots.5 days late...

What would you say is the starting capital needed to sustainably invest in real estate? I feel like thats the first thing I need to know in my planning. What was your experience with this? Is it wise to use loans to s...

Hi BP,I had an inspection done on a SFR I plan to buy and hold. Most of the inspection went great, but it was pointed out that there are two layers of shingles for the roof and there are two spots that leak.  I know i...

One tenant commercial building for sale, about 4000 sq ft. It is currently a salon spa. The initial 10 year lease still has 5 years left. Rents are about $30,000/year and tenant pays all utilities. Owner pays taxe...

Hello,
This is on my primary residence that I'm getting ready to put on the market in the spring.

So I used this guy to paint my garage over the summer and he was great. Did what he said he would communicated great ...

Hi all, Well, after wrapping up this beauty (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/522/topics/56...), I bought the house next door.. literally.  I was going to take a break, but after the family contacted me a month af...

We had a recent repipe done by not a great contractor (not my choice, long story).  They failed to strap the pipes so now there is major rattling and pipe contraction noise in the walls where there didn't use to be.  ...

Hello! I just put my first property under contract! A 4 unit, and am having the general inspection tomorrow, trying to get a structural engineer out ASAP to have a look at this but I figured I'd try and get your opini...

Hi Everyone,I'm a newbie, and am investing out of state.  We are close to closing on our 2nd property, and are using more of our savings to pay the downpayment and closing costs.  During the inspection, we found the t...

Hi BP,My husband and I purchased our first rental property and have been renovating it. It's a twin that was built in 1928 and has existing hardwood (or it may be softwood one contractor mentioned?) floors that are cu...