BP Compatriots! My weekly article on the markets coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all you tubular dudes and dude...

I am about to close on my second house. This means my first house will become my first official rental. I am a little underwhelmed with my knowledge of what I want out of a property manager. I know I definitely want a...

I've seen several types of calculations used to determine return on a note. One is the cash on cash method, and the other most frequently used is the IRR.

I am familiar with how to calculate both on typical r...

Just curious what others are doing with door locks. Do you automatically change locks with every turnover? Do you never change locks? Do you only change if there is evidence that previous tenant(s) may not be trust...

What are the pros and cons of accepting section 8? Any pitfalls, do’s or don’t? I don’t know what I am getting into.

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I'd like some feedback regarding potential out of state investment markets. Currently , my partner and I reside in San Diego where we each own homes. The rental market in SD seems to be forever stable in the ...

The senate passed a small business bill 61 to 37 on September 14th that will greatly help re-invigorate SBA lending. If this bill becomes law, the following items will be of significant benefit to borrowers.
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I have lurked BP for a few years, posted a few times over the last two years, always with some form of trepidation of entering the real estate market .... I really do believe now is the time, but ****, I don't even kn...

In your opinion; How does Donald Trump's presidency affect real estate investors confidence levels on both a micro and macro level?

Will you make a copy of tenant social security card when they move in? Because i've heard that you need ssn of the tenant at court for eviction. I make copy of tenants ID but never asked for ssn because they applied t...