Hi Everyone.  I've been actively investing in single family residential properties for about five years.  I've bought long term rentals and short term rentals.  I've bought a freshly renovated property and I've bought...

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When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...

Hello! My husband and I are set to close on 17 units tomorrow. I've been after them for the longest time to send me copies of leases and contact info for the tenants. I just received leases today, and most of them are...

If you've been alive and paying attention the last ten years, you know Emotional Support Animals are increasingly seen in airplanes and in rentals. Ten years ago, I didn't have a single one in a rental. Today I have a...

Hi BP Community,
I have actively followed many post and the advice on here is invaluable. Now, I am in a unique situation where I haven't been able to find answers online.
The situation:
I purchased a  duplex to ho...

I never thought I would be writing this post because I never thought I would actually get my first deal, but here I am.  I finally made the decision 3 months ago to be fully committed to a direct mail campaign.  I con...

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I just had a Phoenix tenant report that she has bed bugs. She said she has thrown 3 beds away trying to get rid of them. I suggested that they probably followed her from the apartment complex that she came from and na...

Hi, this is my first post on BP. I'm glad to have found such a fantastic community of people! I hope I can not only learn a lot here, but also give back at least a little bit from the experiences that I've had over th...

Hi all successful direct mailers,  I'm finally ready to go through with my first direct mail campaign, and I'm hoping for some second opinions from people who have the experience.  I have been going around and around ...