Buying Our First Home Was Like Playing With FireWe are young and naïve, but we are also risk takers. That’s why decided to buy a colonial built in the late 1930’s for $310,000 in Totowa, NJ with 10% down payment. It...

Made an offer on a really nice 3/1.5 house in a c+/b- neighborhood in Akron, Ohio. House was priced way under the market at only. 60k asking price. Super nice house with nice landscaping , hardwood floors in great con...

Hey everybody,So I finally took action and ordered my materials to start working towards my real estate salesperson license, and I wanted to get some advice on how to best study for it.  I'm prepared to read all three...

Hi, my name is Nate and I am new to BP and new to rental real estate. I flipped a few homes and have decided to try a longer term approach. I am close to closing on my first deal involving 3 multi-family homes that we...

A tenant in a property I don’t live near (but I don’t have a property manager for) said their garbage disposal isn’t working. A friend recommended that I just have the tenant buy a new one at Home Depot and use their ...

I work for a property management company in Chicago and wanted to share some info I just learned.  In addition to regular security features like motion sensor flood lights, security door & window coverings and cam...

Hello!My name is Christopher Powers and I'm looking to get into REI and am looking to start with a multifamily property and I would live in one of the units. I'm wondering what kind of color schemes you guys use for t...

Hi BP friends,

The Problem
In the Southern New Hampshire area, we have less than one month worth of inventory available on the MLS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! there should be 6 months available for a stable market. Now I...

I'm working on my taxes and getting together my list of contractors I used in 2019. I have never done 1099's but as an LLC, I feel if i want to grow and expand I need to start. I called several of my contractors up an...

I met with an electrician about upgrading and updating all the electrical at my house.
He sent me the quote the next day and I agreed.
That evening he turned up at my house to collect $500 cash to buy materials.
I sai...