Hi BP,I recently purchased a REO property in Georgia. The occupants who are currently living there I suspect are squatters. I've seen the house and it's a total mess. Police have frequented the property on many occasi...

Hi BPersI'm looking at buying a house in Chicago whose roof is intact and without leaks but very near end of life according to both the general inspection and a roofing spection. The roof is 1250 square feet and is qu...

I found a black wire and a white wire coming out of the ground and into my house. What are they? Should I cover them for protection?

I got the security deposit from someone and verbally told him this was used to hold the apt for him. But he told me he couldn't take the apt in the last minute before we signed the lease(so we didn't sign the lease ye...

I live in a smaller city where over the last few months the signs have had a long life, 2-3 weeks.  Typically there aren't many real estate signs around, but recently I've noticed a few other real estate signs out.  I...

Seattle has decided you don't control your destiny or your property

1. you don't have a choice in who you can accept for your rental . . . . 

WA Supreme Court approves Seattle law requiring landlords to accept f...

We just closed on our 2nd property which includes a garage split into 4 storage units each with their own roll-up garage door on one end and steel door on the other. The previous owner had been renting them out separa...

I'm Cody from West Palm Beach, Florida. I was an Army brat, and my family moved around growing up. My wife, Carrie, and I are high school sweethearts. We got married after I graduated from the United States Military A...

Hoping that the brain power of the masses can assist in providing me with some clarity.We have been going through the process of doing a short sale on a ski condo in Colorado and arrived all the way to the closing tab...