Hi All, I'm a new landlord with a duplex in Montgomery, AL.  It closed in the last few days of September. Now we're 2 months in, and the 2nd side is still not rented.  I was told market rent was going to be about $650...

Just happened to watch Dateline Sunday night and they did a great piece on Detroit. A recap Detroit economy is going through some of its toughest times. There are rows of vacant, damaged houses with nearly vacant ne...

In the past week I've looked at 10 MLS properties.
5 of those had illegal additions.
I'm not talking about an extra little balcony either. What was originally a single family house has had double the square footage ad...

Hi Guys, I am looking to purchase my first flooded property. I have found one that looks good for a buy and hold situation. They have already put up new walls do i need to ask anything like proof of no mold prior to p...

I am working a cost analysis for my current remodel and wanted to ask the users of BP where they are looking for rehab materials.Lowes / Home DepotCraigslist Habitat for HumanityDiscount Stores (Home Emporium, Ect)I i...

Hi again!We are trying to figure out what to do for our kitchens, and having a REALLY hard time trying to find cabinets and countertops! We really want granite or solid surface for the counters, which is the best opti...

We have been doing a lot of research on local property managers and the fees they charge here in Seattle. For the most part we are seeing an 8% to 10%, with lease up fees, renewal fees, minimum fees, etc. I'm assuming...

I started writing this post last week, but the banking errr.. financial 'crisis' of 2023 (and make no doubt about it, that's what this is) has been 'evolving' so rapidly I had to delete what I was going to post to sta...

Hi BP fam,I'm finally close to listing my property for short-term rental purposes.  My property is located in the Mount Pocono area of Pennsylvania. I'm curious to know if there's a go to website or ecommerce shop tha...

I want to do a remodel on my property that would provide an additional floor of living space. Every worker that comes to the property asks me if it will be a rental. When I called the utility company it was the very f...