I just went under contract on 3 all brick duplexes that have window unit heating and cooling.  local PMs are telling me thats going to limit my rental cap.  they said 50$ a month more for non window unit.   these are ...

do you keep a tenant issues log? questions, requests, issues, etc. do you keep track of their phone calls or comments?

if so, what do you use to keep track of it? do you require them to have ALL their requests in wri...

Hey all, my name is Charlie Scheiderer and I am a 19 year old electrician apprentice in Columbus, Ohio.  On the side I farm part of my family farm as well.  I read Rich Dad Poor Dad several years ago and since then I ...

I'm in escrow on a property in Maui that we'll be using as a vacation rental.  We were originally planning on going with a property manager at 20% just because of the ease.  The more and more I think about it however,...

So prior to discovering BP I signed up for this 3 Day seminar in Knoxville TN that is this weekend. I've paid for it and figure while I know some of it will be a sales pitch surely I'll pick up on some good knowledge ...

I was thinking of putting my rental property into an llc. Any suggestions? Do I need a lawyer???

A tenant’s refrigerator broke and the earliest any appliance tech could get out to look at it was 7 days later.  I told the tenant there was nothing I could do, but to buy bags of ice and put them in the fridge/freeze...

Finding the Deals

• Place this classic ad in your local paper’s real estate section to appear on Sunday: If you can afford to run 7 days a week, then you won’t miss any sellers who need to act fast, Negotiate with th...

Hi BP Friends,I am working to convince my husband to buy-in to real estate investing.  Ideally, I would like to find a property in the Milwaukee area that we can self-manage.  We would begin with one lower-cost house ...

I'm 32 living paycheck to paycheck in San Diego and have nothing to really show for it. I make $60-70,000 a year as well as an hvac service technician, my plan is to move in with some family, save about $10,000 and mo...