With now being able to take out money penalty free from a 401k and where the market is currently, would taking the money out now and saving it for investing in real estate be a smarter move long term? Especially with ...

So my lease was up  at the end of October. I tried to contact my landlord for about a week to speak to him about renewing my lease, but never got an answer or call back. I went ahead and paid a month of rent for Novem...

Hey guys just a little background, I’m a first time owner, I’ve had my home for almost 2 years I refinanced recently to cut out PMI and lower interest rate 1%. Now that I’m coming up on 2 years and not having to pay c...

Hi, my wife and I live in Canada. She is buying her first property in the US to be a rental one. She will probably buy more 2 in the short term and thinking in doing more of it in the future.
Now the question is: what...

I live in Detroit, and there is a lot of brownfield redevelopment going on. I was wondering how deals like this http://www.modeldmedia.com/developmentnews/watermark9307.aspx, and this http://www.naiop.org/developmentm...

I just appraised a 48 unit, 6 story building constructed in 1965. It is located in a nice suburb of Boston but not premier location. Value based on current market data: $185,000 per unit, 11 PGIM, 5.5% cap rate.

Is...

Hi STR braintrust. Want to get your opinion on replacing countertops and appliances for this kitchen. Yes, the layout is unfavorable, but we are not planning to tear out any walls at this point. The cabinets will be r...

I'm closing at 2:00 today on a 6 plex building with 4 occupied units. They are a mixture of leases. The one unit has been occupied for like 8 years and is currently on a month to month/verbal agreement. 1 unit is 4 mo...

Hello BPers. This is my first post. I have been looking tirelessly for good forums with some real life lessons on landlording/property management straight from the trenches, and this has been the best site I've foun...

on all the paperwork auction has the incorrect city listed. now what? home did not close yet. any chance i can get them to take 5k off my bid or should i just back out of it? they have everything correct except the...