We had a plugged septic drain in a brand new duplex (less than a year old), the plug ended up being a bunch of, what appears to be white shop towels, rags or baby wipes?  The plug was in super far so simply flushing t...

I am sorry to bring this up to all of you that may be snowed in but I was wondering about your thoughts about having a SFR with a pool. It's very common place that houses have pools here in Florida. I have several ren...

I'm set to close on this REO on in 2 weeks & need an budget friendly solution to fix the sagging, cracked concrete front porch!I only budgeted $1k but it looks like my estimate was too low to repair what it is.  I...

This is partially in response to the fairly frequent threads in the theme of "I make $2000/mo in BAH from the GI Bill, can I 'house hack' using my VA loan entitlement?" The direct answer to that question is "Probably ...

Hello BP - I've been trying to find a good portfolio lender for rental property acquisitions. I've talked to many national portfolio lenders (included the recommended vendors on BP), they either have super high intere...

Quick question on HOA's.  I live in Missouri and I have a small HOA on my primary residence.  My subdivision has no pool, no neighborhood watch, there is really nothing or any reason for the HOA.  Its because of this ...

I am seriously considering self managing from several states away. I have nearly every element in place, but I have yet to wrap my head around managing keys to the properties. Specifically, how do I get keys to the va...

Hello BP! I troll around here as time permits and have recently been seeking information pertaining to a specific question (or series of them) without really nailing down an answer with the kind of experiential wis...

Looking at a property that has a septic system.Is this something that I want to stay away from?Or, as long as the inspection checks out, is it something that is easily managed and won't cause a lot of headache in the ...

Looking for a CPA/EA who knows this answer.  I was a CPA but I don’t the answer to this.  I have a friend who is 68 and lives in a trailer with his wife and granddaughter, kind of sucks.  He does not have a ton of mon...