I am taking over management of my property beginning July 13 - reading "The Book on Managing Rental Properties now. Current property management company has no response to my alarm upon seeing that new tenants have cho...

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I wanted to get some input on how to handle a situation I have with my rental. Last month my tenant told me that they were going to have a guest staying with them for a few days and I said that was fine. Toda...

Hello BP,I would like to touch on a subject which I have never come across in any of the books I've read nor often discussed in the BP forums; yet I believe its is a very real thing from my understanding and appears t...

Hi all,I'm a bit confused here because I've heard all sorts of things.Most books I've read tell me to purchase rental properties with an LLC. I spoke to a mortgage broker who said an LLC can not get a mortgage, it wou...

Hey BP! As an extremely new investor with no experience looking to get into the game, what experiences do you have with pooling money together for a down payment. I know a couple buddies of mine want to also get start...

I am new to real estate and am midway between San Francisco Bay Area and the Sacramento area. I have been analyzing deals in Sacramento and Davis but I have been told that it is difficult to get tenants in Sacramento ...

Good Afternoon,I have seen a lot of people need a property manager lately and I am thinking about starting my own company to do it. I have managed a property for someone that lived in Connecticut before. I didn't have...

This Summer we personally replaced the deck boards and railings on one of the decks. The structure ( posts, joists, etc) were ok but the old deck boards were bad and it was time to replace them. It cost us about $1500...

Hey BP community, 
I'm a new investor that just recently graduated college and have been storing money for a house hack for about 6 months now. I was wondering if you guys have any advice or tips on a successful hous...

Hi Everyone,I am an aspiring investor from Toronto. I'm mainly interested in the buy and hold strategy, with a short term goal of buying my first property in the next few months. To get ready to do that I am trying to...