Hi BPers!I found a very interesting property while I was goofing off on a realtor website / Zillow on Friday.  And it looks on the surface to have some great potential, so I would like to investigate this property for...

In my area, water providers are allowed to place liens on the property if the bill is unpaid. I've had tenants skip out owing water bills. So, on the most troublesome property I've kept the bill in my name and requi...

I got a quote from solar city to put solar on our personal residence. Our house is pretty large and our average electric bill is $275 a month.  If we got solar the total costs for the system would be $33,000.  But acc...

My wife and I are tackling this condo we got for a song because it was in rough shape from a hoarder who had lots of cats. Two days of cleanup and we only have the master carpet/padding to pull out. So far we've found...

Ok I know no one on here is going to tell me to break the law, so if there is something you can’t share with me on here publicly, please message me privately, but my question is about permits. How important are they t...

Just purchased an investment property built in about 1960.  We've just about finished repainting the interior, but there is a persistent (what I call) "old house" smell.  It's not from a former smoker, and it doesn't ...

I’ve been working on creating an easy to read quarterly report for the city of Madison, Wi. I tried one out for Q2, but revamped it for the end of year update. At some point I may include other markets, such as Milwau...

Have you ever had to deal with another landlord who is a slumlord?I am in a small condo building and my unit A is adjacent to another unit B.  I rent out unit A and the other owner rents out unit B.  I maintain unit A...

I'm closing in on my first REI deal, and I think I found myself a doozy.Sales price $2.6m20% DP = $520kClosing Costs = ~$39kLoan Amount = $2.119mGSI = $385,095Gross Income = $365,840Expenses = $140,778NOI = $225,062CA...

Hey all! New Texas folk here that just moved to Schertz in August. I have a friend back home in Washington that got me hooked on REI about a week ago and I've been doing a ton of podcast watching, reading and research...