Hello all. I attended a small home and garden show in Dallas yesterday and spoke to a rep at the DirectBuy booth. I have found a number of negative reviews on the company. Most of the positive reviews came from ...

Looking for recommendations on insurance carriers for both the property management side and the real estate sales side as well. It is my understanding that there's different insurance a brokerage needs whether it's co...

I currently use Experian's site to run a prospective tenant's credit. Basically, I log into Experian and send a request to the application. Applicant receives an e-mail, logs into Experian and runs credit through them...

A duplex buy and hold we recently purchased has a front stoop with side walls (the sides of the steps, about 2 feet high on each side) made of gray cement blocks. The house is white and I was considering adding some c...

Hi BP family!  I have been reading and absorbing lots of fantastic info from this great community, and I have learned a lot from you all.  Time for me to give back.A quick story about me, I love real estate.  I just l...

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I'm looking for a cheap video surveillance option to keep an eye on my rental property. This was a request of a tenant who had her vehicle stolen from the driveway, and something I want to do to ensure my ten...

There is a great commercial deal for around $350k that I am trying to purchase. I hate to walk away, but it's a tad out of reach. As a last ditch effort I wanted to reach out to see if anyone has any ideas with 10% do...

Which should I choose? They are the same price. I prefer the looks of the quartz, but I'm worried because it's not as durable and this will be a rental. Do I go with aesthetics or the somewhat higher durability?    

I'm in a mentor/mentee relationship with a house flipper. He recently has re-entered the market and I help him with the acquisition side of things. So usually, I'm helping by scanning the MLS for rehab projects and re...

I have a property in Florida where I have a tenant moving in this coming Friday. The property was purchased through an LLC. I reached to the hard money lender that I used to purchase the property (Lima One) and was a ...